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> [In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of devilish wickedness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-bailey/in-victorian-england-people-were-told-they-should-discourage-their/)

Marion Bailey

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## More by Marion Bailey

> [It's more acceptable for guys to get old and craggy and become wonderful character actors as they get older, but women aren't allowed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-bailey/it-s-more-acceptable-for-guys-to-get-old-and-craggy-and-become/)

Marion Bailey

> [In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of devilish wickedness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-bailey/in-victorian-england-people-were-told-they-should-discourage-their/)

Marion Bailey

> [Georgian England was very radical; there were all these new revolutionary ideas, and I think women had more freedom than they did later on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-bailey/georgian-england-was-very-radical-there-were-all-these-new/)

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