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Priscilla Wakefield, nee Priscilla Bell (31 January 1751 – 12 September 1832) was an English Quaker philanthropist and prolific author. She promoted social projects for the benefit of women and children such as schools and maternity hospitals. Her writings were wide-ranging: she wrote about feminist economics, as well as scientific subjects, in particular the popular eighteenth-century discipline of botany. She was widely known for her moral and instructional writings for children. (From Wikipedia) More about Priscilla Wakefield:
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1 additional book about Priscilla Wakefield in the extended shelves:Books by Priscilla Wakefield: ![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Excursions in North America, Described in Letters From a Gentleman and His Young Companion, to Their Friends in England (London: Darton and Harvey, 1806) (page images at Google)- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Excursions in North America, Described in Letters From a Gentleman and His Young Companion, to Their Friends in England (second edition; London: Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1810) (multiple formats at Google)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Instinct Displayed in a Collection of Well-authenticated Facts, Exemplifying the Extraordinary Sagacity of Various Species of the Animal Creation (5th edition; London: Darton and Harvey, 1836) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An Introduction to Botany, in a Series of Familiar Letters, With Illustrative Engravings (5th edition; London: Darton and Harvey, 1807) (page images at Google)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An Introduction to Botany, in a Series of Familiar Letters, With Illustrative Engravings (9th edition, with an added poem; London: Harvey and Darton et al., 1823), contrib. by Sarah Hoare (page images at Google)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An Introduction to the Natural History and Classification of Insects (frame-dependent page images at antiquebooks.net)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Juvenile Anecdotes, Founded on Facts, Collected for the Amusement of Children (7th edition; London: Harvey and Darton, 1825) (page images at Google)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: The Juvenile Travellers: Containing the Remarks of a Family During a Tour Through the Principal States and Kingdoms of Europe, With an Account of Their Inhabitants, Natural Productions, and Curiosities (11th edition; London: Darton, Harvey and Darton, 1815) (page images at Google)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Leisure Hours: or, Entertaining Dialogues, Between Persons Eminent for Virtue and Magnanimity (fifth edition; London: Darton, Harvey and Darton, 1812) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Mental Improvement: or, The Beauties and Wonders of Nature and Art, in A series of Instructive Conversations (New Bedford, MA: Printed by Abraham Shearman, Jun., for C. Greene and Son, 1799) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: The Traveller in Africa: Containing Some Account of the Antiquities, Natural Curiousities, and Inhabitants, of Such Parts of That Continent and its Islands, as Have Been Most Explored by Europeans (London: Darton, Harvey and Darton, 1814) (page images at Google)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Variety: or, Selections and Essays, Consisting of Anecdotes, Curious Facts, Interesting Narratives, with Occasional Reflections (Philadelphia: Published by James P. Parke, 1809) (page images at Google)
Additional books by Priscilla Wakefield in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Beauties and wonders of nature and art. (Printed for Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch-Street, 1828), also by Harvey and Darton (page images at HathiTrust)- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: A brief memoir of the life of William Penn. Comp. for the use of young persons. (Printed and sold by Mahlon Day, at the New juvenile book-store, No. 376, Pearl-Street, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: A brief memoir of the life of William Penn : compiled for the use of young persons (Mahlon Day, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Excursions in North America, described in letters from a gentleman and his young companion, to their friends in England. (Printed and sold by Darton and Harvey, 1806) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Excursions in North America, described in letters from a gentleman and his young companion, to their friends in England. (Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1819) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Excursions in North America described in letters from a gentleman and his young companion, to their friends in England (Printed and sold by Darton and Harvey ..., 1806) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Excursions in North America described in letters from a gentleman and his young companion, to their friends in England. (Printed for Darton, Harvey and Darton ..., 1819) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: A family tour through the British Empire : containing some account of its manufactures, natural and artificial curiosities, history and antiquities ; interspersed with biographical anecdotes particularly adapted to the amusement and instruction of youth (Printed [and] sold by Darton and Harvey, No. 55, Gracechurch-Street, 1808) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: A family tour through the British Empire : containing some account of its natural and artificial curiosities, history and antiquities; interspersed with biographical anecdotes. Particularly adapted to the amusement and instruction of youth (Printed for Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch-Street, 1826), also by Harvey and Darton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: A family tour through the British Empire : containing some account of its natural and artificial curiosities, history and antiquities; interspersed with biographical anecdotes. Particularly adapted to the amusement and instruction of youth (published by Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch-Street, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: A family tour through the British Empire; containing some accounts of its manufactures, natural and artificial curiosities, history and antiquities: interspersed with biographical anecdotes ... (Darton, Harvey & Darton, 1816) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Flore des jeunes personnes, ou, Lettres élémentaires sur la botanique (F. Buisson, 1802) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Instinct displayed in a collection of well-authenticated facts : exemplifying the extraordinary sagacity of various species of the animal creation (Harvey & Darton, 1821) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Instinct displayed, in a collection of well-authenticated facts, exemplifying the extraordinary sagacity of various species of the animal creation. (Darton, 1814) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An introduction to botany (London: Printed for E. Newbery ... Darton and Harvey ... and Vernor and Hood ..., n.d.), also by E Newbery, Darton & Harvey (London England), and Vernor and Hood (page images at Florida)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Introduction to botany : in a series of familiar letters (J. Belcher and J.W. Burditt and Co., 1811) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An introduction to botany, in a series of familiar letters. To which is added, The pleasures of botanical pursuits, a poem (London., 1818) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An introduction to botany, in a series of familiar letters, with illustrative engravings. (S. W. Conrad, 1818) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An introduction to botany, in a series of familiar letters, with illustrative engravings ... (J. Belcher [etc.], 1811), also by William Roscoe (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An introduction to botany : with illustrative engravings ; to which is added an appendix containing a short introduction to the natural arrangement of plants (Harvey and Darton, 1841) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: An introduction to the natural history and classification of insects, in a series of familiar letters. With illustrative engravings. (Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 55, Gracechurch-Street., 1816), also by Harvey & Darton Darton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Juvenile anecdotes, founded on facts : collected for the amusement of children (Darton and Harvey, 1798) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Juvenile anecdotes, founded on facts. Collected for the amusement of children (Printed for Harvey and Darton, 55, Gracechurch-Street, 1825), also by Darton & Co Harvey and England) Harvey & Darton (London (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Juvenile anecdotes, founded on facts : collected for the amusement of children (Harvey and Darton, 1821) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: The juvenile travellers; : containing the remarks of a family during a tour through the principal states and kingdoms of Europe: : with an account of their inhabitants, natural productions, and curiosities. (printed for Darton and Harvey ..., 1806) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Juvenile travellers : containing the remarks of a family during a tour through the principal states and kingdoms of Europe : with an account of their inhabitants, natural productions, and curiosities (Printed and sold by Darton and Harvey, 1804) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: The juvenile travellers, or, A tour through the principal states and kingdoms of Europe (London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. :, n.d.), also by Alfred Adlard, Marshall and Co Simpkin, Whittaker & Co, Houlston & Stoneman, Grant and Griffith, R. Y. Clarke and Co, and Gilbert & Rivington (page images at Florida)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Mental improvement: or, The beauties and wonders of nature and art. In a series of instructive conversations. / By Priscilla Wakefield, author of Leisure hours. (New-Bedford [Mass.]: : Printed by Abraham Shearman, Jun. for Caleb Greene & Son., 1799) (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Perambulations in London, and its environs : comprehending an historical sketch of the ancient state, and progress, of the British Metroplis; a concise description of its present state, notices of eminent persons, and a short account of the surrounding villages. In letters. Designed for young persons (Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1814) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Sketches of human manners, delineated in stories intended to illustrate the characters, religion, and singular customs, of the inhabitants of different parts of the world. (Printed for Harvey and Darton, 1826) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Sketches of human manners, delineated in stories intended to illustrate the characters, religion, and singular customs of the inhabitants of different parts of the world (Johnason & Warner, 1811) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: The traveller in Asia: or, A visit to the most celebrated parts of the East Indies and China. : With an account of the manners of the inhabitants, natural productions, and curiosities. : For the instruction and entertainment of young persons. (Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton ..., 1817) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Variety; or, Selections and essays, consisting of anecdotes, curious facts, interesting narratives, with occasional reflections (Published by James P. Parke, 1809) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832: Variety, or, Selections and essays : consisting of anecdotes, curious facts, interesting narratives, with occasional reflections (Printed for Darton and Harvey, 1809) (page images at HathiTrust)
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