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Mary Leapor

Great Writers Inspire by Oxford University

Mar 27, 201212:38Education

Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished verses and won accolades from literary society.

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Mary Leapor is an episode from Great Writers Inspire by Oxford University. Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished verses and won accolades from literary society. The episode was publish...

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