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Mary Ann Hedge
An early 19th-century English writer, she is best remembered for morally minded fiction and educational works for younger readers. Her books often blend storytelling with lessons about character, duty, and everyday life.
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Samboe; or, The African Boy
by Mary Ann Hedge
A visit to the elephant
by Mary Ann Hedge
About the author
Mary Ann Hedge was an English author born in 1776 at Colchester and died in 1841. Reliable bibliographic records identify her as the daughter of Nathaniel Hedge, a jeweller and goldsmith, and Martha Gibson.
She wrote during the early 1800s and published fiction and instructional works, including The Fortunate Employ; or, The Five Acres Ploughed, Historical Recollections of Henry of Monmouth, Affection's Gift to a Beloved God-Child, and Samboe; or, The African Boy. Her work is generally associated with the moral and educational writing that was popular in Britain at the time.
Although she is not widely known today, her books still appear in major public-domain and bibliographic collections, which suggests a modest but lasting place in the literary culture of her period.