Priscilla Wakefield
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Standard Name: Wakefield, Priscilla
Birth Name: Priscilla Bell
Married Name: Priscilla Wakefield
's sixteen titles, begun at a time when she was past forty and spanning the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, were all published with the aim of improving the state of the world as well as making some income that was much needed by her family. She wrote, chiefly for young people, of scientific knowledge, of other countries, and of history, casting her works in dialogues, letters, or narrative. She also examined the condition of women.
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Wakefield, Priscilla. A Family Tour through the British Empire. Darton and Harvey, 1804.
Wakefield, Priscilla. An Introduction to Botany. E. Newberry, Darton and Harvey, and Vernor and Hood, 1796.
Wakefield, Priscilla. An Introduction to the Natural History and Classification of Insects. Darton, Harvey and Darton, 1816.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Domestic Recreation. Darton and Harvey, 1805.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Excursions in North America. Darton and Harvey, 1806.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Instinct Displayed. Darton and Harvey, 1811.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Juvenile Anecdotes. Darton and Harvey, 1798, 2 vols.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Leisure Hours. Darton and Harvey, 1796, 2 vols.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Mental Improvement. Darton and Harvey, 1797, 3 vols.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Reflections on the Present Condition of the Female Sex. J. Johnson, and Darton and Harvey, 1798.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Sketches of Human Manners. Darton and Harvey, 1807.
Wakefield, Priscilla. The Juvenile Travellers. Darton and Harvey, 1801.
Wakefield, Priscilla. The Traveller in Africa. Darton, Harvey and Darton, 1814.
Wakefield, Priscilla. Variety. Darton and Harvey, 1809.