Mental Improvement
Book Description
In the final decades of the eighteenth century, a small group of women were particularly prominent as writers of educational books for women. Priscilla Wakefield was one of them, active 1770-1832 in England, Britain, Europe. Mental Improvement presents Wakefield's lessons for young people on a wide variety of topics, from whaling and seashells to painting on glass and the origin of navigation, ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Michigan State University Press |
Binding | Hardcover (4 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 171 |
ISBN-10 | 0937191515 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0937191514 |
Publication Date | 06/30/1995 |
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About Priscilla Wakefield (Author) : Priscilla Wakefield is a published author. Some of the published credits of Priscilla Wakefield include Mental Improvement (Early Women Writers 1650-1800), An introduction to botany: In a series of fa... more
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