Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) [ Religion & Philanthropy / Politics & Society / Religious Belief ]
… high spirits and seriousness in a blend similar to her own.’ (Demers, The World, 8) It is in Bath that she met William Wilberforce and that the two conceived a scheme to improve the condition of the Mendip labourers. At first, the cement of … the second generation of bluestockings she helped maintain it in the limelight. Even in the case of her friendship with Wilberforce, it is literature that brought them together and he acted as literary adviser. ‘ Barley Wood 24 September … to look it over [… ] ‘ 4 3 . More was Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy. 4 . MS: Weston Library, University of Oxford, MS Wilberforce d. 15, ff. 70-1, The Letters of Hannah More: A Digital Edition (https://www.18thcenturycommon.org/ …
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