Autograph letter signed from Hannah More, Bath, to Mrs. Garrick [manuscript], 1794 December 27.

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Autograph letter signed from Hannah More, Bath, to Mrs. Garrick [manuscript], 1794 December 27.

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The cold has driven her from her thin walled cottage. Hard at work upon a scheme to try to get poor people and servants to read better books ... will send her one as soon as it is ready for publication. Recommends Gisborne's An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society.

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Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822

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Eva Garrick was the wife of British actor David Garrick. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1775-1821. (Harvard University, Wadsworth House). WorldCat record id: 70316245 From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1775-1821. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612375098 Wife of David Garrick. From the description of Autograph note in third person : Adelphi, to "three dear and good friends", [after 1814] J...

More, Hannah, 1745-1833

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Hannah More, one of five sisters, taught at her family's school in Bristol, England. She became prominent in London's Bluestocking circle from 1774 onward, and was also a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her work soon moved from poetry and drama to the production of numerous popular religious books and tracts. In 1789, she moved to Mendip, Somerset, where she and her sister Patty founded several schools. In 1801, she and her sisters moved to the Barley Wood estate in nearby Wrington. From t...

Gisborne, Thomas, 1758-1846

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Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000625.0x000240 ...