English writer Hannah More (Hannah More) worked at the turn of the XVIII – XIX centuries and entered the history of literature as the author of religious works and works with a moral and ethical background. She was born on 2 February 1745 in Stapleton near Bristol. She began to write in adolescence (her first composition, a pastoral play, appeared in 1762). In 1773, More moved to London, where she lived until her death on September 7, 1833. In the capital society, she quickly became one of the intellectual
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English writer Hannah More (Hannah More) worked at the turn of the XVIII – XIX centuries and entered the history of literature as the author of religious works and works with a moral and ethical background.
She was born on 2 February 1745 in Stapleton near Bristol. She began to write in adolescence (her first composition, a pastoral play, appeared in 1762). In 1773, More moved to London, where she lived until her death on September 7, 1833.
In the capital society, she quickly became one of the intellectual elite, in addition, she was an active member of the so-called “Blue Stocking Society” circle, whose meetings were arranged in her salon by writer Elizabeth Montagu.
Hannah More was a prolific writer, she owns poems, plays, children's fairy tales, but to a greater extent - works on moral subjects. In addition, she did a lot of charity work, taking care of the lives of children from poor areas.