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Volume I Education and Employment in the Early Romantic Period
1 Letters on the Importance of the Female Sex, with Observations on their Manners, and on Education, (London: J. Adlard, 1803)
Part 1 Education and Employment, 1790–1796
2 Extract from Letters on Education with Observations on Religious and Metaphysical Subjects, (London: C. Dilly, 1790), pp. 198–209
3 ‘Account of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Catherine Macaulay Graham’, The European Magazine, 4, (1783), pp. 330–34
4 Extracts from Plans of Education, with Remarks on the Systems of Other Writers, (London: T. Hookham and J. Carpenter, 1792), pp. v–viii, 1–16, 130–62
5 ‘Review of Plans of Education’, Monthly Review, 12, (1793), pp. 101
6 ‘On Female Conduct and Behavior’, The Lady’s Magazine, or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, 23, (January, 1792), pp. 9–11
7 ‘Dedication’ from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, (Boston: Peter Edes, 1792), pp. v–xiii
8 ‘Review of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’, Monthly Review, (June, 1792), pp. 198–209
9 ‘The Rights of Woman’, The Works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld, (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825), pp. 185–87
10 Extracts from Letters for Literary Ladies, (London: J. Johnson, 1795), pp. 1–15, 44–74
Part 2 The Monthly Magazine and ‘Female Talents’
11 ‘Remarks on Helvetius’, Monthly Magazine, 1, (February, 1796), pp. 26–29
12 ‘Are Literary and Scientific Pursuits suited to the Female Character?’, Monthly Magazine, 1, (April, 1796), pp. 181–84
13 ‘Strictures on Mrs. Wollstonecraft’s Letters’, Monthly Magazine, 1, (May, 1796), pp. 278–79
14 ‘Women inferior to Men’, Monthly Magazine, 1, (May, 1796), pp. 289–90
15 ‘Reply to J. T. on Helvetius’, Monthly Magazine, 1, (June, 1796), pp. 385–87
16 ‘Remarks on A. B.’s Strictures on the Talents of Women’ Monthly Magazine 2, (July, 1796), pp. 469–70
17 ‘Observations on the Talents of Women’, Monthly Magazine, 2, (August, 1796), pp. 526–27
18 ‘Talents of Women equal to Men’, Monthly Magazine, 2, (September, 1796), pp. 611–12
19 ‘On the Philosophy of Helvetius’, Monthly Magazine, 2, (August, 1796), pp. 629
20 ‘Talents of Women’, Monthly Magazine, 2, (October, 1796), pp. 690–91
21 ‘The Talents of Women’, Monthly Magazine, 2, (November, 1796), pp. 784–87
22 Reply to ‘A Woman,’ Monthly Magazine, 3, (January, 1797), pp. 4
23 ‘Defence of Helvetius,’ The Monthly Magazine, 3, (January, 1797), pp. 26–28
24 ‘Improvements suggested in Female Education’, Monthly Magazine, 3, (March, 1797), pp. 193–95
25 ‘Reply to M. H. on Helvetius’, Monthly Magazine, 3, (April, 1797), pp. 265
26 ‘Are Mental Talents productive of Happiness?’, Monthly Magazine, 3, (April, 1797), pp. 358–60
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Part 1 Education and the Rights of Woman, 1798–1803
27 Extracts from Practical Education, 1798, (Boston: T.B. Wait and Sons, 1815), pp. 109–115, 132–38
28 ‘To the Fair Patronesses of the Lady’s Monthly Museum’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 1, (July, 1798), pp. i–ii
29 ‘Review of Female Literature’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 1, (July, 1798), pp. 60–61
30 Extracts from An Appeal to the Men of Great Britain, (London: J. Johnson, 1798), pp. i–vi, 93–123
31 ‘Review of An Appeal to the Men of Great Britain’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 1, (August, 1798), pp. 145–46
32 Extract from Reflections on the Present Condition of the Female Sex; with Suggestions for Improvement, (London: J. Johnson, 1798), pp. 1–11
33 ‘Review of Reflections on the Present Condition of the Female Sex’, Lady’s Monthly Museum, 1, (July, 1798), pp. 72
34 Extracts from A Letter to the Women of England, (London: T. N. Longman, and O. Rees, 1799), pp. 1–3, 92–97
35 ‘Review of A Letter to the Women of England’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 2, (April, 1799), pp. 323
36 Extract from Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education, (London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1799), Vol. 1, pp. 1–54
37 ‘Review of Mrs. More’s Strictures on Female Education’, The Monthly Review, 30, (1799), pp. 410–417
38 The Female Advocate, (London: Vernor and Hood, 1799), pp. i–xv, 17–22
39 ‘Review of The Female Advocate’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 2, (May, 1799), pp. 404–05
40 ‘To the Editor of the Lady’s Monthly Museum’, [On Mary Wollstonecraft], The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 3, (December, 1799), pp. 433–36
41 ‘On Religion as a Branch of Female Education’, Monthly Magazine, 10, (August 1, 1800), pp. 30–33
42 ‘The Female Spy’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 6, (April–June, 1801), pp. 296–98, 359–61, 435–38
43 ‘Plan for the Emancipation of the Fair Sex’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 7, (October, 1801), pp. 255–57
44 ‘On Modern Female Education’, Gentleman’s Magazine, 71, (November, 1801), pp. 975–76
45 Preface to Moral Tales, (London: J. Johnson, 1802), pp. v–xi
46 Review of several works of education by women authors, Monthly Magazine, 14, (1802), pp. 600–601
Part 2 Education and Female Influence, 1803–1830
47 ‘Comparison between the Sexes’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 13, (September, 1804), pp. 181–84
48 ‘Present Mode of Female Education Considered’, La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, Addressed Particularly to the Ladies, 1, (March, 1806), pp. 73–74
49 Extracts from Mrs. Leicester’s School; or, the History of Several Young Ladies, Related by Themselves, (London: M. J. Godwin, 1809), pp. i–viii, 46–84
50 ‘Female Education’, The British Ladies’ Magazine, 1, (January 2, 1815), pp. 18–20
51 ‘On Needle-Work’, The British Lady’s Magazine, 1, (April 1, 1815), pp. 257–60
52 ‘Letters from a Mother to her Daughter’, The Ladies’ Monthly Museum, 1, (May, 1815), pp. 255–58; (June, 1815), pp. 342–44; 2, (July, 1815), pp. 35–37, (August, 1815), pp. 90–92, (September, 1815), pp. 159–62, (November, 1815), pp. 214–17
53 ‘On the Necessity of Subduing the Impetuosity of Passion; and the Influence of Females Upon Society in General,’ The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 4, (September, 1816), pp. 134–36
54 ‘Loss and Gain’, The British Lady’s Magazine, 2, (October 2, 1816), pp. 221–24
55 ‘On the Imposing Duties Attached to Marriage’, The Ladies’ Monthly Museum, 7, (March, 1818), pp. 150–55
56 ‘Mrs. Elizabeth Fry’ and ‘Proceedings of the Ladies’ Committee at Newgate’, The Ladies’ Monthly Museum, 7, (June, 1818), pp. 301–12
57 ‘To British Ladies’, The British Lady’s Magazine, 1, (July 1, 1817), pp. iii–iv
58 ‘On Female Education’, The Ladies’ Monthly Museum, 8, (July, 1818), pp. 42–3
59 ‘On Female Education’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 12, (September, 1820), pp. 145–50
60 ‘To the Editor of the Ladies’ Monthly Museum’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 12, (November, 1820), pp. 264–66
61 ‘To Prove by Argument and Example whether the Influence of Women on Society has been most Injurious or most Beneficial to its interests’, The Lady’s Monthly Museum, 12, (October, 1820), pp. 183–88
62 ‘To My Fair Countrywomen’, The Ladies’ Monthly Museum, 11, (March, 1820), pp. 191–95
63 ‘Woman’, The New Monthly Magazine, 1, (1821), pp. 86–90
64 ‘Marian Melfort, a Tale for Spinsters’, The Ladies’ Monthly Museum, 14, (July, 1821), pp. 73–77, (August, 1821), pp. 129–134, (September, 1821), pp. 201–204, (November, 1821), pp. 272–274, (December, 1821), pp. 304–308; 15, (January, 1822), pp. 27–33, (February, 1822), pp. 83–85, (March, 1822), pp. 153–56, (April, 1822), pp. 200–203, (May, 1822), pp. 256–58, (June, 1822), pp. 325–330, (July, 1822), pp. 28–30
65 ‘Old Maids’, The Ladies’ Monthly Museum, 15, (January, 1822), pp. 9
66 ‘To the Editor of The Ladies’ Monthly Museum’, 15, (March, 1822), pp. 137–39
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Part 1 Reading, Poetics, and the Novel
67 Preface to the Progress of Romance, (W. Keymer and Colchester, 1785), pp. i–xvi
68 'Scale of Female Literary Merit', The Lady's Magazine, or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, 23, (June, 1792), pp. 290
69 'On a Lady's Writing' from Poems, (London: J. Johnson, 1792), pp. 53
70 'On Novel Writing', Monthly Magazine, 4, (September, 1797), pp. 180–81
71 'On Poetry', Posthumous Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, (London: J. Johnson, 1798), Vol. 3, pp. 159–179
72 Author's Preface to The Wrongs of Woman, Posthumous Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Vol. 1, (London: J. Johnson, 1798), n. pag.
73 Extract from the 'Introductory Discourse' to A Series of Plays (London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1798), pp. 1–43
74 'On Insanity', Monthly Magazine, 9, (June 1, 1800), pp. 427–29
75 'Remarks on Dr. Reid on Insanity', Monthly Magazine, 9, (July 1, 1800), pp. 523–24
76 'Answer to Miss Hays', Monthly Magazine, 10, (August 1, 1800), pp. 33–35
77 'The Maid of Corinth to her Lover' from Poems of Mrs. Opie, (London: Longman, Rees, and Orme, 1804), pp. 14–35
78 'On the Origin and Progress of Novel Writing', Preface to The British Novelists, I, (London: F. C. Rivington, et. al., 1810), pp. vii–xi, 1–62
79 Extracts from A Series of Popular Essays, (Edinburgh: Manners and Miller, 1813), pp. 157–79, 230–60
80 'To Poesy', The British Lady's Magazine, 1, (February 1, 1815), pp. 117–18
81 'The Tyranny of Passion', The British Lady's Magazine, 3, (March, 1815), pp. 189–92
82 'Remarks on Reading', The British Lady's Magazine, 3, (June 1, 1816), pp. 361–62
83 'To the Editor of the British Lady's Magazine', 3, (June 1, 1816), pp. 362–63
84 'On Female Talent', The British Lady's Magazine, 5, (February, 1817), pp. 84–85
85 'On Imagination', New Series of the British Lady's Magazine, 1.2, (July 1, 1817), pp. 52–54
86 'An Essay on Beauty and Order', New Series of the British Lady's Magazine, 1, (August, 1817), pp. 108–113, (October, 1817), pp. 213–216, (November, 1817), pp. 264–65
87 'Review of Oakwood Hall', [with comments on modern novels], The Ladies' Monthly Museum, 9, (1819), pp. 333–37
88 'Blues and Anti-Blues', The New Monthly Magazine, 2, (1821), pp. 220–24
89 'A Neglected Harp's Remonstrance', Lady's Monthly Museum, 16, (July, 1822), pp. 55
90 'Properzia Rossi' from The Poetical Works of Mrs. Felicia Hemans, 1828, (London: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1873), pp. 157–60
91 Extract from Detraction Displayed, (New York: Orville A. Roorbach, 1828), pp. 154–71
Part 2 Authorship and the Biographical Impulse
92 'Mrs. Charlotte Smith', The Lady's Monthly Museum, 2, (May, 1799), pp. 337–41
93 'Memoirs of Mary Wollstonecraft', The Annual Necrology for 1797–1798, (London: R. Phillips, 1800), pp.411–60
94 'Mrs. Robinson', The Lady's Monthly Museum, 6, (January, 1801), pp. 1–3, 230–32
95 'Elegiac Lines on the Late Mrs. Robinson', The Lady's Monthly Museum, 6, (March, 1801), pp. 243–45
96 'To the Editor of the Lady's Monthly Museum', The Lady's Monthly Museum, 6, (April, 1801), pp. 259–60
97 'To the Editor of the Lady's Monthly Museum', The Lady's Monthly Museum, 6, (May, 1801), pp. 382
98 'Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson', Monthly Magazine, 11, (February 1, 1801), pp. 36–40
99 Preface to Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of all Ages and Countries, 6 vols, (London: Richard Philips, 1803), pp. iii–viii
100 'Catherine Macaulay Graham', from Female Biography, pp. 287–307
101 'Sappho', from Female Biography, pp. 378–82
102 'Review of Female Biography', Monthly Magazine, 15, (1803), pp. 622
Part 3 Biographical Memoirs from The Lady's Monthly Museum
103 'Sketch of the Character of the Late Mrs. Roberts', The Ladies' Monthly Museum, 1, (February, 1815), pp. 96–102
104 'Mrs. Hannah More', The Ladies' Monthly Museum, 2, (August, 1815), pp. 61–63
105 'Mrs. Mary Wollstonecraft', The Ladies' Monthly Museum, 2, (December, 1815), 300–05
106 'Miss Helen Maria Williams', The Ladies' Monthly Museum, 3, (January, 1816), 1–5
107 'Mrs. Opie', The Ladies' Monthly Museum, 5, (February, 1817), pp. 61–64
108 'Mrs. Priscilla Wakefield', The Ladies' Monthly Museum, 8, (August, 1818), pp. 61–64
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109 The Only Child; or Portia Bellenden, (London: J. Ebers, 1821)
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Part The Second
Part The Third
Volume 5
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110 The Golden Violet, with its Tales of Romance and Chivalry: and Other Poems, (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827)
111 'Memoir of Letitia Elizabeth Landon', The New Monthly Magazine, 50, (1837): 78–82
112 'Memoir of L.E.L.' from The Zenana and Minor Poems, (London: Fisher, Sons, and Co.; Paris: Quai de l'Ecole, 1839), pp. 5–33
