▁Four ▁Sister s ," ▁and ▁" Live ▁D oll s ." ▁ ▁Editor ial ▁work ▁Bar ba uld ▁edited ▁several ▁major ▁works ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁helped ▁to ▁shape ▁the ▁canon ▁as ▁known ▁today . ▁First , ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁she ▁edited ▁Samuel ▁Richard son ' s ▁correspond ence ▁and ▁wrote ▁an ▁extensive ▁bi ographical ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁novel ist ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Her ▁" 2 1 2 - page ▁ess ay ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁works ▁[ was ] ▁the ▁first ▁substantial ▁Richard son ▁bi ography ." ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁edited ▁Se lections ▁from ▁the ▁Spect ator , ▁Tat ler , ▁Guardian , ▁and ▁Free holder , ▁with ▁a ▁Pre lim inary ▁Ess ay , ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁ess ays ▁emphas ising ▁" w it ", ▁" mann ers " ▁and ▁" t aste ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁she ▁assemble d ▁The ▁Fem ale ▁Spe aker , ▁an ▁anth ology ▁of ▁literature ▁chosen ▁specifically ▁for ▁young ▁girls . ▁Because , ▁according ▁to ▁Bar ba uld ' s ▁philosophy , ▁what ▁one ▁reads ▁when ▁one ▁is ▁young ▁is ▁form ative , ▁she ▁carefully ▁considered ▁the ▁" del ic acy " ▁of ▁her ▁female ▁readers ▁and ▁" direct [ ed ] ▁her ▁choice ▁to ▁subjects ▁more ▁particularly ▁appropriate ▁to ▁the ▁duties , ▁the ▁employ ments , ▁and ▁the ▁dispos itions ▁of ▁the ▁so fter ▁sex ."