Anne Wheathill
Anne Wheathill (fl. 1584) was an English poet known for A Handfull of Holesome (though Homelie) Hearbs, a collection of forty-nine prayers.[1][2] A Handfull of Holesome (though Homelie) Hearbs is the first nonaristocratic English gentlewoman's book of prayers.[3] Characteristic to the period, the Reformist[4] prayers' topics include admission of transgressions, entreaty for forgiveness, the glory of God, and connection to the divine.[5] The collection was published by Henry Denham.[6][7] The only known original copy of A Handfull of Holesome (though Homelie) Hearbs is held by the Folger Shakespeare Library.[8]
References
- ISBN 0-19-861408-X.
- ^ Wynne-Davies, Marion, ed. (1997). Dictionary of English Literature (2nd ed.). Bloomsbury – via Credo Reference.
- JSTOR 2544010.
- OCLC 848840673.
- ISBN 9781551111629.
- JSTOR 40755137.
- ISBN 9781442627376.
- ISBN 978-1859281000.
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