"At home, after leaving school in 1857 ... [Louisa Martindale's] reading was, at first, chiefly the Bible. On 16 September she started to take Fraser's Magazine, and her diary becomes full of references to this, and to articles in the Times on subjects as diverse as Fortification and The War in New Zealand. She read, and was charmed by, Symington on architecture, sculpture, and painting ... Further books which she read included Froude's History of England ... The Bible and Modern Thought, Butler's Analogy, Memorials of Fox, Bancroft's American Revolution, Rollin's Ancient History, Waddington's Church History, the Works of Paley, Locke on the Human Understanding, and Mrs Jameson's Characteristics of Women."
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Louisa Martindale Print: Book
From Elizabeth Missing Sewell's recommendations of non-fictional works 'which I can
guarantee myself' in 'Hints on Reading':
'Froude's Short Essays on Great Subjects. -- I mention this book with a certain reservation,
because, with all my admiration of Mr. Froude's talents, I certainly do not agree with him in
principle [...] "Calvinism" appears to me to be about anything but Calvinism. It is rather an
exposition of Mr. Froude's Protestant view of Christianity; but it is interesting and suggestive.
Several of the other essays are on the colonial policy of England, and will be chiefly attractive
to those who have colonial sympathies; but they are very clever.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Missing Sewell Print: Book
