Description

A Book of Sibyls is a collection of biographical essays written by Anne Thackeray Ritchie, daughter of the famous Victorian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray. The book focuses on four influential British women writers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries: Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Maria Edgeworth, Amelia Opie, and Jane Austen. Ritchie provides a detailed account of each writer's life and works, highlighting their contributions to literature and society. The book is part of the Tauchnitz Edition, a series of English-language books published for the European market in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A Book of Sibyls is a fascinating exploration of the lives and legacies of four remarkable women who helped shape the literary landscape of their time.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.