Chawton House Library - Artist in Residence

I am now at Chawton House Library reading through the 15,000 books of which some are 1st and rare editions of books written by female writers dating from 1600 to 1830.

My first book I read was published in 1750 called "A Female Soldier Or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell. Who went by the name of James Gray and nicknamed by her shipmates Miss Molly Gray due to her not having a rough beard as they had.