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Esther Johnson (13 March 1681 – 28 January 1728) was an Englishwoman known to have been a close friend of Jonathan Swift, known as "Stella". Whether or not she and Swift were secretly married, and if so why the marriage was never made public, is a subject of debate.
19 de abr. de 2022 · En enero de 1728 murió Esther "Stella" Johnson, gran amiga (y posiblemente algo más) de Jonathan Swift, de la que se desconoce si llegó a casarse con él. Swift, profundamente afectado y desmotivado por la pérdida, se aisló para siempre.
Learn about Stella, the mysterious woman who inspired Swift's satire and humor. Read her witty one-liners collected by Swift and his ode to her.
Johnson, Esther (1681–1728) Irish woman immortalized as Jonathan Swift's "Stella." Name variations: Hetty Johnson. Born in 1681; died in Dublin, Ireland, on January 28, 1728; daughter of William Temple's steward; probably secretly married to Jonathan Swift (the satirist), in 1716.
Journal to Stella, series of letters written (1710–13) from Jonathan Swift in London to Esther Johnson and her companion, Rebecca Dingley, in Ireland. Esther (Stella) was the daughter of the widowed companion of Sir William Temple’s sister. Swift, who was employed by Sir William, was Stella’s tutor.
A Journal to Stella is a work by Jonathan Swift first partly published posthumously in 1766. It is a collection of letters that Swift wrote for Esther Johnson, his close friend and secret wife.
27 de jun. de 2024 · The Journal to Stella, Jonathan Swift's letters to Esther Johnson, or 'Stella', and Rebecca Dingley, written between September 1710 and June 1713, offers an extraordinary commentary on Swift's experiences in London during the most politically active and exciting years of his career and evidence of his evolving relationship with the ...
