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Fascinating insight into life and faith of 18th century best–selling author, educationalist and abolitionist   There has never been anyone quite like Hannah More…    Her books were kept in the homes of presidents, and peers of the realm. They were a best–selling phenomenon, and she “the most successful British author of the romantic period,”—more successful, financially, than Sir Walter Scott, and more than Jane Austen.    A gifted poet and playwright Hannah More was, by her early 30s, the toast of literary London. Samuel Johnson collaborated with her in writing verse, and David Garrick, one of the greatest Shakespearian actors in theatre history, was her mentor and devoted patron. Hannah, as a member of the Bluestocking circle of the late 1700s, was a pioneering artist and celebrity. Throughout the English–speaking world, she became a household name.    In later years, after her passing in 1833, her legacy lived on.    C.S. Lewis knew her story, and wrote about it—her good works, born of faith.      As a philanthropist and reformer, she was a cherished colleague of William Wilberforce.    Their friendship, and endeavours, were famous in their own right.    Together, they were abolitionists, and together (with Wilberforce’s backing) Hannah More and her sisters created nine schools, where there were none, and educated 1,000 poor students a year, for decades. Her own charities were legion, and supported by her great royalties as a writer.    Yet there were broken moments in her life. She overcame tragedy, and debilitating pain.    She knew what loss and failure were—and she learned the ways of grace, amid it all.    And so, in a word…    Hannah More is one of the most fascinating figures in the pages of history: and her faith was a benison for the time in which she lived. Her life was illumined by the sacred flame of Christian belief. It inspired books that speak to us now, with power and eloquence—charting the reasons for hope—lending timeless words it is our privilege to know, and return to.     To purchase this book is to discover why. 

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Lively. Thoughtful. Substantial. Intelligent. Daring. These words have been used to describe Hannah More; they might happily serve to describe this wonderful book. -- Diana Pavlac Glyer (Professor in the Honors College at Azusa Pacific University, California; author, ‘The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community’) … kicks in the door of one–dimensional history and liberates its subject from stereotypes and marble busts. -- Michael Card (Author and songwriter, ‘El Shaddai’ and ‘Immanuel’) … Belmonte gives us a life of Hannah More rich with fact, and woven with meaning: a kind of stained glass to view finely detailed context, and with each glance, a more nuanced understanding of Hannah More’s life. -- Lancia E. Smith (Founder and Executive Director, Cultivating Oaks Press) Kevin Belmonte tells the story of one of the most remarkable women of a generation. By weaving together Hannah More’s writings, historical documents, and letters from her contemporaries, he helps us recognize and admire her reputation and influence. -- Trevin Wax (Columnist, The Gospel Coalition; author, ‘The Thrill of Orthodoxy’) … delightful, inspiring, and faithful. This is a work that every lover of good biography, interesting history, and steadfast saints will relish reading. -- Karen Swallow Prior (Author, ‘Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More – Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist’)

… Belmonte gives us a life of Hannah More rich with fact, and woven with meaning: a kind of stained glass to view finely detailed context, and with each glance, a more nuanced understanding of Hannah More’s life. -- Lancia E. Smith (Founder and Executive Director, Cultivating Oaks Press) Kevin Belmonte tells the story of one of the most remarkable women of a generation. By weaving together Hannah More’s writings, historical documents, and letters from her contemporaries, he helps us recognize and admire her reputation and influence. -- Trevin Wax (Columnist, The Gospel Coalition; author, ‘The Thrill of Orthodoxy’) … kicks in the door of one–dimensional history and liberates its subject from stereotypes and marble busts. -- Michael Card (Author and songwriter, ‘El Shaddai’ and ‘Immanuel’) Lively. Thoughtful. Substantial. Intelligent. Daring. These words have been used to describe Hannah More; they might happily serve to describe this wonderful book. -- Diana Pavlac Glyer (Professor in the Honors College at Azusa Pacific University, California; author, ‘The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community’) … delightful, inspiring, and faithful. This is a work that every lover of good biography, interesting history, and steadfast saints will relish reading. -- Karen Swallow Prior (Author, ‘Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More – Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist’)

… kicks in the door of one–dimensional history and liberates its subject from stereotypes and marble busts. -- Michael Card (Author and songwriter, ‘El Shaddai’ and ‘Immanuel’) … delightful, inspiring, and faithful. This is a work that every lover of good biography, interesting history, and steadfast saints will relish reading. -- Karen Swallow Prior (Author, ‘Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More – Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist’) … Belmonte gives us a life of Hannah More rich with fact, and woven with meaning: a kind of stained glass to view finely detailed context, and with each glance, a more nuanced understanding of Hannah More’s life. -- Lancia E. Smith (Founder and Executive Director, Cultivating Oaks Press) Lively. Thoughtful. Substantial. Intelligent. Daring. These words have been used to describe Hannah More; they might happily serve to describe this wonderful book. -- Diana Pavlac Glyer (Professor in the Honors College at Azusa Pacific University, California; author, ‘The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community’) Kevin Belmonte tells the story of one of the most remarkable women of a generation. By weaving together Hannah More’s writings, historical documents, and letters from her contemporaries, he helps us recognize and admire her reputation and influence. -- Trevin Wax (Columnist, The Gospel Coalition; author, ‘The Thrill of Orthodoxy’)

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Award–winning author Kevin Belmonte holds a BA in English Literature from Gordon College, an MA in Church History from Gordon–Conwell Seminary, and a second master’s degree in American and New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine. He has twice been a Finalist for the John Pollock Award for Christian Biography, and in 2003, he won that award for his biography of William Wilberforce. With his wife Kelly, and son Sam, he lives by the sea in New England.

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