My First Booke Of My Life
My First Booke Of My Life
About this book
"An early modern domestic and spiritual memoir, My First Booke of My Life depicts the life of Alice Thornton (1626-1707), a complex, contradictory woman caught in the changing fortunes and social realities of the seventeenth century. Her memoir documents her perspective on the Irish Rebellion and English Civil War as well as on a plethora of domestic dangers and difficulties"--Back cover.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL17385006W
Subjects
Women, biographyEngland, social life and customsWomenBiographyHistoryChristian womenWivesMothersSocial life and customsPersonal narrativesSources