family against hardships. Hofland's Tales of the Priory (1820), Tales of the Manor (1822) and Self-Denial (Pub in 1827) the 1835 edition can be read online, as can The Young Crusoe (1828), and a number of others. She also wrote geographical and topographical books for teaching purposes, and a longer work in verse: A Season at Harrogate (1812). Hofland wrote a description and a poem on Whiteknights Park, the seat of the 5th Duke of Marlborough. The text, the drawings and etchings by her husband and the money they invested in publishing and printing were never reimbursed by the "profligate" duke. Selected works See also List of Minerva Press authors Minerva Press References Literature Mary Soames; The Profligate Duke: George Spencer Churchill, Fifth Duke of Marlborough, and His Duchess (1987) External links 1770 births 1844 deaths 18th-century English writers 19th-century English writers English children's writers English women writers Anglican writers Women of the Regency era Writers from Sheffield