… of these new relationships was the sharing of literary interests: called ‘Nine' 3 by Garrick, More also wrote poems, essays and stories, and her celebrity fed on that of the other members of the bluestocking circle. Conversely, as part of … Women, Friendship and the Life of the Mind in Eighteenth-Century England (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990). More, Hannah, Essays on Various Subjects, Principally Designed for Young Ladie s (1777). Swallow Prior, Karen, Fierce Convictions: the … Women, Friendship and the Life of the Mind in Eighteenth-Century England (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990). More, Hannah, Essays on Various Subjects, Principally Designed for Young Ladie s (1777). Swallow Prior, Karen, Fierce Convictions: the …