Anna Letitia Barbauld: Selected Poetry and Prose

By Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Book Overview

At her death in 1825, Anna Letitia Barbauld was considered one of the great writers of her time. Distinguished as a poet and essayist, she was also in innovator in children's literature, an eloquent supporter of liberal politics, and a literary critic of stature. This edition includes a generous selection of her poetry and the first comprehensive body of her prose in more than a century, with essays--some never before reprinted--on literature, religion, education, prejudice, women's fashions, and class conflict.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551112418
• ISBN13: 9781551112411
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"