Sacred Flame, The: A Biography of Hannah More

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 ph