Charles' Journey to France, and Other Tales

Mrs. Anna Letitia Barbauld (née Aikin) was a prominent English poet, essayist, and children's author who played a significant role in the literary society of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born on June 20, 1743, in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, she was a woman of exceptional education for her time, having been schooled by her father, a headmaster and later a Unitarian minister. Throu...