William Roberts
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Standard Name: Roberts, William,, 1767 - 1849
Used Form: Alfred William Roberts
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Hannah More | HM
had almost no contact with the Methodists, but despite her strong commitment to the Church of England
she was broadly tolerant of classical Nonconformity
. During the Blagdon controversy she admitted in a letter... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Radagunda Roberts | Mary and Margaret's brother Alfred William
, RR
's nephew, wrote and edited Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Hannah More, 1834. He has been criticised for meddlesome editing and for slanting More's... |
| Reception | Hannah More | From her youth, HM
tended to be regarded as a formidable person. Those describing her reached for martial metaphors. During her lifetime her works aroused intense admiration and opposition. She was one of the twenty-four... |
| Textual Production | Hannah More | The Clark Library
acquired in 1997 the original letters on which William Roberts
(1767-1849) based his Memoir of HM
in her Works of 1834. These show that Roberts had suppressed some material, particularly over the... |
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