Advocating for the Ignorant
by Sarah Harknessin 📚 Literature
Advocating for the Ignorant
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My biography of Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, Literature for the People, is out now. I mostly write about people, authors and history, late 19th and early 20th century. Now working on a particular group of 20th century women linked to the Labour Party
About Sarah Harkness
'An Encyclopedia of all things Macmillan'. Literature for the People came out May 2024, also wrote 'Nelly Erichsen: A Hidden Life'. Occasional posts about history, biography, other stuff I'm reading, and my dog.
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