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John Larpent

 

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Joseph Priestley : On the origin of government

'In October 1792... the Larpents were reading Joseph Priestley on The Origin of government 'rather to lead conversation and observation than as a followed reading.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: John Larpent      Print: Book

  

Sarah Trimmer : Sacred history

'In a ritual that was to be repeated throughout the holidays, Anna and John [her son] read passages from an instructive and improving work, Sarah Trimmer's sacred history, a didactic anthology from the scriptures written by the best-selling pious evangelical.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: John Larpent      Print: Book

 

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