Ann Murry
Ann Murry (c.1755 - after 1819) was an English children's educational writer and poet.
Life
Ann Murry was the daughter of a London wine merchant who became a private tutor after her father's business failed. Her most popular work, Mentoria (1778), was a dialogue between a governess and the children in her care, dealing with grammar, geography, etiquette, arithmetic, religion and history. The dialogue included anecdotes, classical and Bible stories and verse by Murry herself as well as by Milton, James Thomson and Pope.[1]
By 1791 Murry had become preceptress in the royal nursery.
Works
- Mentoria: or, the young ladies instructor, in familiar conversations on moral and entertaining subjects, 1778. Dedicated to the Princess Royal.
- Poems on various subjects, 1779.
- A concise history of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, 1783.
- The sequel to Mentoria; or, the young ladies instructor, 1799.
- Mentorian lectures on sacred subjects, 1809. 8 vols.
- History of France, 1818
References
- ^ Lorna Sage (1999). "Murry, Ann". The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English. Cambridge University Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-521-66813-2.
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