Thomas Day (22 June 1748 - 28 September 1789), was a British author. He is most well-known for the children's book "The History of Sandford and Merton" (1783-1789) which emphasized Rousseauvian educational ideals. Day was born on 22 June 1748 in Wellclose Square, London, the only child of Thomas and Jane Day. Thomas Day, Sr. died when Day was about a year old, leaving him fatherless but wealthy. Day first attended a school in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, … Wikipedia
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Day was born in London and as a child was said to have been exceptionally kind to animals, and generous to the poor. www.brycchancarey.com/abolition/day.htm
