Letters to a Young Lady, on a Variety of Useful and Interesting Subjects.

Bennett, John

Edité par John Buel, 1796

A propos de cet article

First New-York Edition. New York: [1796] With uncorrected date on second title 2 volumes in 1. 12mo, contemporary gilt-ruled calf, gilt-lettered spine-labelBowed boards, light cracking to hinges, sound binding, foxed/tanned pages, dampstains to front end pages, several ownership inscriptions. This book by the Reverend John Bennett was very popular in the early 1800s as a guide to girls on how to become virtuous women. This rare early work placed an emphasis on women?s education and predated Bennett?s later release of his Strictures on Female Education. This work influenced the American seminary movement by initiating a conversation about how the new nation would approach the education of its young women. It contains a series of letters a series of letters to a young woman from a gentleman after the loss of her mother. It is considered one of the earliest and most progressive works on the subject of women?s education for its time.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Letters to a Young Lady, on a Variety of Useful and Interesting Subjects.
• Éditeur: John Buel
• Date de parution: 1796
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First THUS.
• État de l'article: Good