s ▁and ▁eng ra ving ▁designs , ▁which ▁he ▁sold ▁to ▁Joseph ▁B anks . ▁G om eld on ' s ▁letter ▁provided ▁some ▁evidence ▁against ▁this ▁claim . ▁ ▁Jane ▁G om eld on ▁died ▁" at ▁an ▁advanced ▁age " ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁Her ▁death ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁New castle ▁Cour ant . ▁ ▁The ▁Med ley ▁Her ▁first ▁book , ▁The ▁Med ley , ▁was ▁published ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁L ying - in ▁Hospital — a ▁char ity ▁for ▁poor ▁women . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁prominent ▁people ▁subscri bed ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁it ▁raised ▁some ▁£ 5 3 . ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁written ▁as ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sat ir ical ▁ess ays , ▁pe op led ▁by ▁characters ▁who ▁are ▁g ently ▁rid ic u led ▁by ▁the ▁author : ▁they ▁have ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁Lord ▁and ▁Lady ▁Mag nes ia , ▁Miss ▁ ▁and ▁Lady ▁Elizabeth ▁. ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁pom pos ities ▁and ▁hyp oc ris ies ▁of ▁the ▁age , ▁the ▁book ▁also ▁tack les ▁issues ▁sometimes ▁considered ▁tab oo , ▁including ▁female ▁education , ▁cross - d ress ing ▁and ▁female ▁ad ul tery . ▁ ▁The ▁ess ays ▁are ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁person , ▁from ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁a ▁fict ional ▁male ▁narr ator . ▁G om eld on ▁writes : ▁" I ▁am ▁Son ▁to ▁a ▁Man , ▁more ▁rich ▁than ▁willing ▁to ▁part ▁with