Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) was a British scholar. These volumes, first published in 1877, contain her autobiography, which she wrote in 1855, believing herself to be dying. The books remain remarkable for her vivid descriptions and candid opinions of Victorian society. Volume 3 contains Maria Chapman's biography of Martineau.
The unusual and candid autobiography of writer Harriet Martineau (1802 1876), first published in 1877.