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Harriet Martineau

Born

in Norwich, England

June 12, 1802

Died

June 27, 1876

Genre

Sociology, History, Fiction

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Harriet Martineau (1802 - 1876) was an English writer and philosopher, renowned in her day as a controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist. Martineau has also been called the first female sociologist and the first female journalist in England.

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Average rating: 3.71 · 1,286 ratings · 191 reviews · 1,255 distinct works • Similar authors

	Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau, Valerie Sanders (Annotations) 3.76 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 1838 — 123 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Observe: Morals and Manners 3.92 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1838 — 142 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life in the Sick-Room by Harriet Martineau, Maria H. Frawley (Editor) 3.25 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1844 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Society in America 3.92 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1837 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hour And The Man; A Historical Romance 3.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1974 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feats On The Fiord really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1841 — 152 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crofton Boys 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illustrations of Political Economy: Selected Tales by Harriet Martineau, Deborah Anna Logan (Editor) 3.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1834	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Household Education 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1848 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autobiography liked it 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1877 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.”
― Harriet Martineau

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“Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.”
― Harriet Martineau

tags: reading, thinking

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“Happiness consists in the full employment of our faculties in some pursuit.”
― Harriet Martineau

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