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Interesting anecdotes of children : designed through the medium of example, to inculcate principles of virtue and piety. / By the author of "Lessons for young persons in humble life."
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 28818.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Louis, Duke of Burgundy, 1751-1760 or 61.
- Louis.
- Cunningham, John, 1765-1777.
- Cunningham, John.
- Shipway, Anna, 1784-1790.
- Shipway, Anna.
- Augustus, 1786-.
- Augustus.
- Malkin, Thomas William, 1795-1802.
- Malkin, Thomas William.
- Doudney, Dinah, 1789 or 1790-1799.
- Doudney, Dinah.
- Smith, Wilberforce, 1799-1805.
- Smith, Wilberforce.
- Wood, Ann, 1797 or 1798-1808.
- Wood, Ann.
- Booker, John Richard, -1810.
- Booker, John Richard.
- Fay, Samuel, 1797-1808.
- Fay, Samuel.
- Children's stories.
- Children--Conduct of life.
- Children.
- Anecdotes.
- Children--Biography.
- Children--Religious life.
- Children--Death--Religious aspects.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Juvenile literature -- 1813.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 7-140 pages ; 15 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Published by B. & T. Kite, no. 20, North Third-street., 1813.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- "The materials from which this little volume is formed, are chiefly taken from Doddridge's Sermons, and his life by Orton; Hanway's Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames; Vie des enfans célèbres, par A.F.J. Fréville; Oeuvres de Madame de Genlis; Oeuvres de Madame de la Fite; Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Edgeworth, on education: Malkin's Father's memoirs of his child; Griffin's Child's memorial; Campbell's Memoir of Wilberforce Smith; and various biographical works and periodical publications. From Mrs. Wakefield's Juvenile anecdotes, which ... are generally founded on fact, a few short anecdotes are taken ..."--Preface, p. [iii]-iv.
- Edited by Elizabeth Frank.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 28818).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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