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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.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hier traf er auch Esther Johnson, die uneheliche Tochter Sir Williams’, von ihm in seinen Tagebüchern Stella genannt. Der Tod seines Gönners im Jahr 1699 beendete Swifts gute Stellung; er konnte nicht mehr auf eine hohe Position in der Kirche in England hoffen und zog wieder nach Irland. Dort fand er erneut Anstellung in der Kirche. Esther ...
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.
Esther Johnson | British friend of Swift | Britannica. Contents. Esther Johnson. British friend of Swift. Also known as: Stella. Learn about this topic in these articles: association with Swift. In Jonathan Swift: Years at Moor Park. Here, too, he met Esther Johnson (the future Stella), the daughter of Temple’s widowed housekeeper.
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.
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 two women ...
