Taylor, Thomas. Memoir of Mrs. Hannah More: with Notices of Her Works, and Sketches of Her Contemporaries. London: Joseph Rickerby, 1838. [10578]
Black blindstamped cloth, chipped at the spine ends, joints good, binding with light spotting. 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches, old church library inscription inside front, lithograph portrait of Mrs. More, darkly foxed. xi., [1], 423 pp., tight, scattered foxing. Good. Hardcover.
[The author] "has endeavoured to give a brief, yet complete and faithful detail of Mrs. More's life: - to exhibit the features of her mind, as they are reflected from her own productions; to trace the steady growth of her Christian character, and the progressive development of her Christian principles, till they attained maturity; and to show the happy influence which Christianity had on her mind, prompting her to pursue, with untired perseverance, for a number of years, amidst the most vexatious hostility, a course of most vigorous effort to benefit the human family." - Preface.
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.
