Harriet Martineau

Born: June 12, 1802, Norwich, England.

Died: June 27, 1876, Ambleside, Cumbria, England.

Sister of James Martineau, Harriet is remembered as a writer and philosopher. Her works include:

Devotional Exercises and Addresses, Prayers and Hymns, 1823
Traditions of Palestine
Theory and Practice of Society in America, 1837
Retrospect of Western Travel, 1838
Deerbrook, 1839
Guide to Service
Maid of All Work
The Hour and the Man, 1840
Playfellow, 1841
Life in the Sickroom, 1844
Settlers at Home
The Peasant and the Prince
Feats on the Fiord
Forest and Game Law Tales, 1845
Eastern Life, Present and Past, 1848
Household Education
The History of the Thirty Years’ Peace, 1816-1846, 1849

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All Men Are Equal in Their Birth
Beneath This Starry Arch
Faith Grasps the Blessing
Floods of Grief Have Spread Around
Lord Jesus! Come
Sun Had Set, The Infant Slept, The
What Hope Was Thine, O Christ!
When Samuel Heard, in Still Mid-Night