The cover of this book shows the gorgeous Zoffany portrait of these talented and influential siblings, who were born in a Northumberland rectory and became involved in such a wide range of C18th issues, from political reform and philanthropy to medicine and industry.
The Good Sharps: The Brothers and Sisters Who Remade Their World
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978178474213323/07/2020
Categories: 02. Summer Books 2020: Biography, Biography, Letters & Diaries, Summer Books 2020
Tags: 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Biography: historical, political and military, British Empire, Collected biographies, Inventions and inventors, Slavery and abolition of slavery, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Western Europe
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