Writer. Hannah More was born in Bristol to Jacob More, a schoolmaster. She was raised in a Presbyterian household and began writing at an early age. In 1773, she published her first work, "The Search After Happiness." The following year, she published "The Inflexible Captive." Her other important works include "Slavery: A Poem" (1788), "The Sorrows of Yamba" (1790), and "Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education" (1799). Additionally, her play "Percy" (1777), produced by David Garrick, was performed at the Royal Opera House and was very successful. Her other play, "The Fatal Falsehood" (1779), was also well received. In 1809, she wrote "Coelebs in Search of a Wife." Throughout her lifetime, she was one of the most important members of the "Bluestockings," an 18th-century female literary circle in England. Additionally, she was friends with Joshua Reynolds and Samuel Johnson. She was a founder of the Religious Tract Society and established many Sunday Church Schools. She was a schoolteacher herself and educated many children. After a long and very successful career, More died in 1833.
Writer. Hannah More was born in Bristol to Jacob More, a schoolmaster. She was raised in a Presbyterian household and began writing at an early age. In 1773, she published her first work, "The Search After Happiness." The following year, she published "The Inflexible Captive." Her other important works include "Slavery: A Poem" (1788), "The Sorrows of Yamba" (1790), and "Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education" (1799). Additionally, her play "Percy" (1777), produced by David Garrick, was performed at the Royal Opera House and was very successful. Her other play, "The Fatal Falsehood" (1779), was also well received. In 1809, she wrote "Coelebs in Search of a Wife." Throughout her lifetime, she was one of the most important members of the "Bluestockings," an 18th-century female literary circle in England. Additionally, she was friends with Joshua Reynolds and Samuel Johnson. She was a founder of the Religious Tract Society and established many Sunday Church Schools. She was a schoolteacher herself and educated many children. After a long and very successful career, More died in 1833.
Bio by: Mark McManus
Inscription
Beneath are deposited the mortal remains of the five sisters.
Mary More, died 18th April 1813
Aged 75 Years
Elizabeth More died 14th June 1816
Aged 76 Years
Sarah More died 17th May 1817
Aged 74 Years
Martha More Died 14th Sept 1819
Aged 69 Years
Hannah More Died 7th Sept 1833
Aged 88 Years
These all died in Faith
Accepted in the Beloved
HEB CH.II:V.13
EPHES. CH.I.V.6
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