L&T Archive 2003-2014

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] (snip) The Howling Wilderness , The Washerwoman of Wandsworth Common , and The British Soldier's Best Bayonet ..." These are all new to me, (as is Dr. Ramshorn), but I suppose they must be real titles from the period.

But those are semi-religious books for young ladies. And so not the standart literature, I think.

Dr. Johnson was a favorite writer with Jane Austen and Cowper was one too.

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Reading
reading novels
Another One
More novels
books
What else, but Fordyce's Sermons?? ;) nfm
"Improving" reading
But those
Improving books
I think
I have to agree with Joan Ellen on this.
History and Geography?
Yes, and also...
But
Or Even Anti-Religious
Nope, they got there, too!
and chemistry
Improvement of the mind by substantial reading
Exactly so...
On the same side
Subversive, indeed!
Limits To Whiggery
Maybe not Tom Paine. But definitely Hume and Voltaire. nfm
Not definitely at all
Is he talking about Georgiana ?
Why?
Accomplished women
June 8, 1809
Not To Mention The Classics
Thank you Jack and Linden...
You're Welcome
And from me too
My thanks too - most "Enlightening!" {nfm}