Jane Aikin

ALB 's mother, Jane (Jennings) Aikin , had been taught, like her future husband, by the eminent Dissenter Philip Doddridge . She was worried that Anna might become rough and ill-mannered as a result...

Anna's early education took place at home. Her niece later described her childhood as the kind idealised by the Romantic poets: she was left alone to pursue her own interests and develop a deep love...