Letter from Hannah More to Marianne Thornton[?], dated 5 November 1823

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GBR/0012/MS Add.7951/7, ‘Letter, 5 Nov. 1823’

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Letter from Hannah More to Marianne Thornton[?], dated 5 November 1823

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A letter from Hannah More (1745-1833) to Marianne Thornton[?] dated 5 November 1823.

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Hannah More writes that she has not been able to go downstairs for two years due to her illness, but that her health is better than it was and she has received lots of visitors. She adds that she knits to raise money fro the Barley Wood School in Ceylon, and fiercely criticises Voltaire. She concludes by discussing her high regard for Elizabeth Fry.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024