Glimpses of King William IV. and Queen Adelaide / In Letters of the Late Miss Clitherow, of Boston House, Middlesex. With a Brief Account of Boston House and the Clitherow Family

A selection of personal letters by Miss Mary Clitherow records intimate encounters between the royal couple William IV and Queen Adelaide and their rural neighbours, emphasizing informal visits, dinners, and small-scale court social life rather than political or literary figures. Interwoven with a concise history of Boston House and the Clitherow family, the narrative recounts episodes such as weekend visits, public fêtes, local responses to illness and royal patronage, and concludes with a personal appreciation of the monarch and consort, yielding a domestic portrait of court life seen from provincial eyes.