Le bas bleu : Or, the progress of conversation; an epistle to Mrs. Vesey : manuscript, [1783]

Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library)

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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...

Boscawen, Frances Evelyn, 1719-1805

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Frances Evelyn Boscawen, a letter writer and literary hostess, was born at St. Clere, near Wrotham in Kent, on 23 July 1719, and died at her home, 14 South Audley Street, London, on 26 February 1805. From the description of F. Boscawen letter to Revd. Mr. Nicholl, [1771] July 9. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 702683701 ...

Vesey, Elizabeth Vesey, 1715?-1791

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Harford, John S. (John Scandrett), 1785-1866

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