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Hannah More
1745–1833
A sharp-minded English writer who moved from the stage to moral and religious prose, she became one of the best-known women of letters of her time. Her work also tied literature to social action through education and anti-slavery efforts.
8 Audiobooks
The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain, and Other Tales
by Hannah More
Coelebs In Search of a Wife
by Hannah More
Stories for the Young; Or, Cheap Repository Tracts Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI.
by Hannah More
The Inflexible Captive: A Tragedy, in Five Acts
by Hannah More
The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts
by Hannah More
Percy: A Tragedy
by Hannah More
About the author
Born near Bristol in 1745, Hannah More was an English writer, playwright, poet, philanthropist, and religious author. Early in her career she found literary success in London and moved in the circle of Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, and other prominent cultural figures.
Over time, her writing turned more strongly toward moral and religious subjects. She became widely known for her popular tracts and for work shaped by evangelical ideals, while also supporting education for the poor. Sources consistently describe her as an active philanthropist as well as a writer.
More was also associated with the British abolition movement, and her long career left a mark on both literature and social reform. She died in 1833, remembered as a figure who connected the literary world with public conscience.