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Author:

McCarthy, William, 1942-

Title:

Anna Letitia Barbauld : voice of the enlightenment / William McCarthy.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xxiv, 725 p., [40] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Barbauld,--Mrs--(Anna Letitia),--1743-1825.
Women authors, English--Biography.
Enlightenment--Great Britain.
English literature--Women authors.
Women and literature--Great Britain--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 689-698) and index.

Contents:

"One of the great minds" -- March 1790 -- Ties of kindred -- Home at Kibworth -- Soul-building -- Warrington -- Miss Aikin -- Land of matrimony -- Devotion -- Enlightenment in a Suffolk Village -- Mother tongue -- How they lived -- Pursuit of happiness -- Revolutions -- Sins of the nation -- "Our political duties" -- In Middle Age -- Subjects light and grave -- Racketing -- The highest literary character in England -- Wounds -- "Night, gothic night" -- Legacy to young ladies -- Good morning -- Afterword: Wisdom in time of need.

ISBN:

0801890160 (alk. paper)
9780801890161 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)225533589

LCCN:

2008016291

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)