Sherwood Family Papers, 1775-1850

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Sherwood Family Papers, 1775-1850

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Mary Martha Sherwood (1775-1891) was a English author of children's books. Her first story, “The traditions,” was published in 1794, and her major work was , the first part of which appeared in 1818. The collection consists of diaries, correspondence, her , notes, clippings, sketches, and photographs concerning the Mary Martha Sherwood and her family. The history of the Fairchild family, or the child's manual My Pedigree

11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Sherwood family

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Biography Mary Martha Sherwood was born on May 6, 1775 in Stanford, Worcestershire, England; sent to Abbey school at Reading, 1790; first story, “The traditions,” published in 1794; married Captain Henry Sherwood in 1803; did charitable works with orphans in India, where she wrote the popular story, “Little Henry and his bearer”; after returning to England, she studied Hebrew with her family and worked on a dictionary of the prophetic books o...

Sherwood, Mary Martha, 1775-1851

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