Knight, Helen C. A New Memoir of Hannah More; or Life in Hall and Cottage. New York: M. W. Dodd, 1856. [10451]
Purple pebble cloth, spine faded, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, engraved portrait and extra engraved title page, 311 generally clean pp., with a few near the end having pencil marks in the margins. Good. Hardcover.
Hannah More (1745-1833), English literary socialite who became an evangelical convert, devoting her life to piety and benevolent efforts. Her spiritual writings were met with wide approval, acclaim, and usefulness.
Helen Cross Knight (1814-1906), b. Portland, Maine; d. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She wrote children's stories, devotional books, and biographies, including of John Bunyan, the Countess Huntington, and Hannah More.
