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100 1 _aRitchie, Anne Thackeray,
_d1837-1919
245 1 2 _aA Book of Sibyls: Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-11-09
508 _aProduced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"A Book of Sibyls: Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen" by Ritchie is a biographical collection written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the lives and literary contributions of four prominent female authors from the early 19th century, namely Anna Lætitia Barbauld, Maria Edgeworth, Amelia Opie, and Jane Austen. These women significantly shaped the landscape of English literature, and their stories reflect both their personal experiences and the broader societal changes they navigated as female writers of their time. The opening of the text introduces Mrs. Barbauld, recounting the admiration she garnered as an author and educator, emphasizing her role in children's literature and her connections to significant literary figures of her day. The narrative captures nostalgic memories of Barbauld's peaceful rural upbringing and her scholarly household, detailing her early education and her literary journey as she transitioned from teaching to writing. In this portion, Ritchie sketches a portrait of Barbauld's character, revealing her sociability, literary talent, and the trials she endured, providing readers with a rich context for understanding the life and impact of a pioneering female writer in a male-dominated literary world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
653 _aWomen authors, English -- Biography
653 _aWomen and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
653 _aEnglish literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30435
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