[MORE, Hannah].

THOUGHTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MANNERS OF THE GREAT TO GENERAL SOCIETY.

London: T. Cadell, 1788. Third edition. 8vo, pp.134. Bound in the publisher's original wraps, title written in ink on the worn paper spine, half title chipped and torn, water mark on the cover, untrimmed. A very good copy. Item #59730

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. Among the most widely read books of the day, this was first attributed to William Wilberforce.

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