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Sarah Trimmer was born on 6 January 1741 in Ipswich, England, to Joshua Kirby and Sarah (née Bull); her father was a noted artist and served as president of the Society of Artists of Great Britain. Trimmer had one younger brother, William; she was apparently the better writer, for she would sometimes compose his school essays for him. [ 1 ]
The Life and Works of Sarah Trimmer, a Lady of Brentford. Middlesex: The Hounslow District Historical Society, 1972. A 1971 printing has the ISBN 0-903254-00-X. Yarde, D.M. Sarah Trimmer of Brentford and Her Children with Some of Her Early Writings, 1780–1786. Middlesex: Hounslow and District Historical Society, 1990. OCLC 24722374
Sarah Trimmer, editor of The Guardian of Education, painted by Henry Howard in 1798. The Guardian of Education was the first successful periodical dedicated to reviewing children's literature in Britain. [1]
Sarah Trimmer (née Kirby) (6 January 1741 – 15 December 1810) was a noted writer and critic of British children's literature in the 18th 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 ...
Arthur Trimmer (1805–1877) was one of three brothers who were early settlers in the colony of Western Australia. He was the grandson of Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810), an educational reformer and writer. Arthur’s father was William Kirby Trimmer who married Jane Bayne in 1794, with whom he had seven children.
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Joyce Trimmer (1927–2008), Canadian politician, first woman mayor of Scarborough, Ontario; Lewis Trimmer (born 1989), English footballer; Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810), English author of The Story of the Robins; Tony Trimmer (born 1943), English racing car driver; William Trimmer (1822–1867), winemaker and politician in South Australia
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