William Beckford
, who had already demonstrated his hostility to women writers, annotated his copy of this work (which is now in the Beinecke Library
at Yale University
). He uses Benger as an example...
Cultural formation
Damaris Masham
She was an Anglican
: questioning on issues of religion, but a firm believer. Historian Karen O'Brien
places her as a late Latudinarian, belonging to a group within the Church of England which was...
