17322-1 shipping No doubt some of these

No doubt some of these poems were still around in her time

A Room of One's own Press

Edited by John Heneage Jesse

Essays on 18th century women writers and genres illustrate how critical women's role was in the literature and culture of the period

17322-1 shipping No doubt some of theseThe letters and journals of Porter date from 1788 to 1814. She was the daughter of a clergyman born in 1752 without beauty or wealth, and without a husband, had to work to support herself. She taught the daughters and granddaughters of the Earl of Ilchester. This is an excellent and somewhat rare opportunity to hear directly from a working woman of the time period. Martin provides an extensive background, with illustrations, of Porter and her world.