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Thomas Day

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English author and political campaigner (1748-1789)

United KingdomWritersLived 1748 to 1789 · aged 41
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Thomas Day was an English writer, lawyer and abolitionist. He was well known for the book The History of Sandford and Merton (1783-1789) which emphasized Rousseauvian educational ideals, for his writings against slavery, for campaigning both for and against American independence, and for his project applying his...

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Thomas Day was an English writer, lawyer and abolitionist. He was well known for the book The History of Sandford and Merton (1783-1789) which emphasized Rousseauvian educational ideals, for his writings against slavery, for campaigning both for and against American independence, and for his project applying his educational ideals to young girls with the aim of raising a wife for himself.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1748 to 1789 · aged 41
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