MORE, Hannah

SIR ELDRED OF THE BOWER; and the bleeding rock: two legendary tales.

London: T. Cadell, 1776. First Edition. 4to, pp. [vi], 49 [1]. Removed from a bound volume.A very good copy. More's third work, first published work of poetry. This was later reissued with the help of Dr. Samuel Johnson CBEL II, 844. Scarce. Not at auction in the last 25 years. Little soiled but a very good copy. Item #31624

Dramatist, poet, Christian moralist and pioneer in universal education, More (1745-1833) was born near Bristol, UK. She set up Sunday schools to fight illiteracy and poverty and wrote extensively in many fields.

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