Written for her young niece and dedicated to Elizabeth Montagu, these letters by a member of the Bluestocking circle set out a course of self-education for a young woman. Chapone discusses the principles of religion, reading the Scriptures, the regulation of the heart and affections, temper, friendship, economy and the study of history.
A widely reprinted eighteenth-century guide, essential for the history of women’s education. Download the free EPUB.