The complete online text of Stories for the Young by Hannah More.

Hannah More's claim to the title of novelist rests on a single work, Coelebs in Search of a Wife (1808). This book represented to many a remarkable divergence from More's literary practice and a potential contradiction of her frequently articulated objec...

The life and literary achievement of Hannah More are extraordinarily varied: she was a noted conversationalist and poet in the intellectual circles of Elizabeth Montagu and Samuel Johnson; successful dramatist and intimate friend of David Garrick; abolit...

Hannah More, English poet, playwright, essayist, and educator, was influential in several of the great reform movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, particularly the call for appropriate female education, establishing a new model for middl...

Picture books with intergenerational stories and tales about family life abound. Fresh and appealing, these stories are based on universal themes, and their illustrations reflect ethnic and racial diversity. Waiting for a baby to be born can be a time of excitement, concern...

Children learn to make up and act out imaginary stories and adventures even before they learn to read and write. Some researchers have even suggested that this kind of activity can be a positive precursor to oral storytelling and writing. Teachers encounter many opportunities...