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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Chapters: Maria Edgeworth, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Sarah Trimmer, Christopher Smart, Original Stories from Real Life, Lessons for Children, The Guardian of Education, John Marshall, Hannah More, Hymns for the Amusement of Children, Sarah Fielding, Fabulous Histories, The History of Sandford and Merton, Ellenor Fenn, The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Evenings at Home, The Governess, or The Little Female Academy, The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, Dorothy Kilner, The Parent's Assistant, Hymns in Prose for Children, Lucy Peacock, Cobwebs to Catch Flies, John Aikin, Mary Ann Kilner, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, List of 18th-century British children's literature titles, A Flat Iron for a Farthing, List of 18th-century British children's literature authors, List of 18th-century British children's literature publishers, List of 18th-century British children's literature illustrators. Excerpt: Sarah Trimmer (née Kirby) (6 January 1741 - 15 December 1810) was a noted writer and critic of British children's literature in the eighteenth century. Her periodical, The Guardian of Education, helped to define the emerging genre by seriously reviewing children's literature for the first time; it also provided the first history of children's literature, establishing a canon of the early landmarks of the genre that scholars still use today. Trimmer's most popular children's book, Fabulous Histories, inspired numerous children's animal stories and remained in print for over a century. Trimmer was an active philanthropist as well as author; she founded several Sunday schools and charity schools in her parish. To further these educational projects, she not only wrote textbooks but she also penned manuals for other women interested in starting their own schools. Trimmer's efforts inspired other women, such as Hannah More, to establish Sunday school programs and to write for children and the poor. Trimmer was in many ways dedicated to maintaining the social and political status quo in her works. As a high church Anglican, she was intent on promoting the Established Church of Britain and on teaching young children and the poor the doctrines of Christianity. Her writings outlined the benefits of social hierarchies, arguing that each class should remain in its God-given position. Yet, while supporting many of the traditional political and social ideologies of her time, Trimmer questioned others, such as those surrounding gender and the family. Trimmer was born on 6 January 1741 in Ipswich to John Joshua Kirby and Sarah (née Bell); her father was a noted artist and served as President of the Society of Artists. Trimmer had one younger brother, William; she was apparently the better writer, for she would sometimes compose his school essays for him. As a young girl, Trimmer attended Mrs. Justiner's boarding school in Ipswich, an experience she always remembered fondly. In 1755