author
Maria Arthington
1795–1863
A 19th-century English writer linked with the Society of Friends, she wrote practical, devotional, and family-centered works that speak in a direct, caring voice. Her surviving books suggest an author interested in everyday moral life, especially the guidance of children and women within Quaker communities.
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Rhymes for Harry and His Nurse-Maid
by Maria Arthington
About the author
Born in 1795 and dying in 1863, Maria Arthington was an English author associated with Leeds and with the Society of Friends. Contemporary catalog records and library holdings connect her with several religious and reflective works, including Queries for Women Friends and A Few Remarks on the Leading Principles of Christian Faith, as well as the children’s book Rhymes for Harry and His Nurse-Maid.
What stands out in her known writing is its practical warmth. Rather than aiming for grand literary display, her work appears to focus on conscience, conduct, faith, and daily care for others. That mix of plain style and moral purpose fits well with the Quaker world in which she lived.
There are also traces of a more personal side to her life and writing. Archival references tie her to family memorial writing and to a silhouette album from the early 19th century, suggesting a woman whose interests reached beyond print into remembrance, family life, and the close observation of the people around her. A confirmed portrait image was not available from the sources I checked.