Memoir of Hannah More

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S. G. Arnold’s <i>Memoir of Hannah More</i> was published by T. Mason & G. Lane of New York for the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839. Hannah More (1745-1833) first became known to the public as a writer, penning poems, plays, and stories in the 1770s. By the 1780s, she had moved on to write religious and moral tales, including treatises against slavery and for female education. Continuing to write about Christian morals in her advancing age, she also established schools in the Bristol area of England. Her moral and Christian character that stressed education made her a popular figure at this time.