| Level | Item |
| Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | HMLAdd/147 |
| Title | Letter from Harriet Martineau, Tynemouth [Northumberland] to Mr [Hugh Seymour] Tremenheere (1804-1893, publicist and author), 19 February |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Date | [c 1842-1844] |
| Description | Discusses the work of Lady Mary Lambton's who has opened a library at Lambton for the servants at the Castle but the facility has been extended to gardeners, labourers and others by popular demand. The letter also mentions a proposed popular periodical and more generally includes a discussion of education and living conditions of the poor, in which she expresses her strong belief that people should be fed before they spend money on books |
| Access Status | Open |