Commonplace Book, 1784-1807.

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Commonplace Book, 1784-1807.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122485034

Commonplace book, consisting of a blend of anecdotes, observations, and advice from Cornwallis to her daughters on such topics as education, the "cultivation of the mind," marriage, and motherhood. There are also 24 pages of reading lists, by genre: history, poetry, children's books, religious works, etc.

1 vol. (93 leaves) ; 20.5 x 16 cm. (4to)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6729977

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Cornwallis, Mary Harris, ca. 1755-ca. 1835.

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Mary (Harris) Cornwallis, author, married Reverend William Cornwallis (1751-1827), rector of Elham and Wittersham in Kent. She wrote and published several religious works, including Observations, Critical, Explanatory and Practical on the Canonical Scriptures (1817) and A Preparation for the Lord's Supper...Intended for the Use of Ladies (1826). She had two daughters, Sarah Cornwallis (1779-1803), and Caroline Francis Cornwallis (1786-1858). The latter became a feminist author of works on Christ...

Cornwallis, Caroline Frances, 1786-1858

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