"female mind. . .sufficient for the acquisition of knowledge"
Lectures on Female Education and Manners.
London: Printed for J. Johnson, J. Murray and J. Evans, 1793.
Price: $250.00
About the item
Second edition. 1 vols. 12mo. "female mind. . .sufficient for the acquisition of knowledge" Contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, spines and corners worn, ex-library with markings, pockets and blindstamp on titles, some light browning and offsetting of text, upper corner of title on second volume torn to remove signature, titles appear to be cancels, endpapers browned, some pencilled deletions and lines as well as comments, with the stamp of J. L. Brandt and signature of Mary Warburton dated 1806.
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Burton lectures on the expected topics: obedience, duties of a wife, daughter, etc., but he also strongly recommends reading for ladies as necessary to keep them from being insipid and to prepare them as interesting members of society. From the publisher of "Thoughts on the Education of Daughters" and "Vindication of the Rights of Women." In fact, Mary Wollstonecraft was a reader for Johnson at the time of this publication.
