Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810) was a noted writer and critic of British
children's literature in the eighteenth century. Her periodical, The Guardian of Education, helped to define the emerging genre by seriously reviewing children's literature for the first time; it also provided the first history of children's literature, establishing a canon of the early landmarks of the genre that scholars still use today. Trimmer's most popular children's book, Fabulous Histories, inspired numerous children's animal stories and remained in print for over a century. Trimmer was in many ways dedicated to maintaining the social and political status quo in her works. As a
high churchAnglican, she was intent on promoting the Established Church of Britain and on teaching young children and the poor the doctrines of
Christianity. Her writings outlined the benefits of social hierarchies, arguing that each class should remain in its God-given position. Yet, while supporting many of the traditional political and social ideologies of her time, Trimmer questioned others, such as those surrounding gender and the family. (
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... that Portland Fire Station No. 7, built in Portland, Oregon in 1927, was the last of many firehouses designed by Lee Gray Holden, who died of a stroke while visiting it?
... that El Manik went from being a vagrant to
Citra Award-winning actor in six years?
... that population of the
crofting hamlet Skerray in northern Scotland fell from 500 in 1926 to around 100 by the 1980s?
... that the perfume Truth or Dare was inspired by singer
Madonna's memory of her mother's fragrance?
A
2600 series car of the
Chicago 'L'rapid transit system. The rolling stock of the 'L' consists of 1,190 rail cars (all permanently coupled into 595
married pairs) dating from 1969 to 2011. With 594 active cars out of a total of 600 built, the 2600 series is by far the most abundant in the 'L' rolling stock.
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Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810) was a noted writer and critic of British
children's literature in the eighteenth century. Her periodical, The Guardian of Education, helped to define the emerging genre by seriously reviewing children's literature for the first time; it also provided the first history of children's literature, establishing a canon of the early landmarks of the genre that scholars still use today. Trimmer's most popular children's book, Fabulous Histories, inspired numerous children's animal stories and remained in print for over a century. Trimmer was in many ways dedicated to maintaining the social and political status quo in her works. As a
high churchAnglican, she was intent on promoting the Established Church of Britain and on teaching young children and the poor the doctrines of
Christianity. Her writings outlined the benefits of social hierarchies, arguing that each class should remain in its God-given position. Yet, while supporting many of the traditional political and social ideologies of her time, Trimmer questioned others, such as those surrounding gender and the family. (
more...)
... that Portland Fire Station No. 7, built in Portland, Oregon in 1927, was the last of many firehouses designed by Lee Gray Holden, who died of a stroke while visiting it?
... that El Manik went from being a vagrant to
Citra Award-winning actor in six years?
... that population of the
crofting hamlet Skerray in northern Scotland fell from 500 in 1926 to around 100 by the 1980s?
... that the perfume Truth or Dare was inspired by singer
Madonna's memory of her mother's fragrance?
A
2600 series car of the
Chicago 'L'rapid transit system. The rolling stock of the 'L' consists of 1,190 rail cars (all permanently coupled into 595
married pairs) dating from 1969 to 2011. With 594 active cars out of a total of 600 built, the 2600 series is by far the most abundant in the 'L' rolling stock.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
3,840,057 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.