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The boarding school; or, Lessons of a preceptress to her pupils: : consisting of information, instruction, and advice, calculated to improve the manners, and form the character of young ladies. : To which is added, a collection of letters, written by the pupils, to their instructor, their friends, and each other. / By a lady of Massachusetts; author of The coquette.; Published according to act of Congress.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PS744.F7 B6 1798
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foster, Hannah Webster, 1759-1840.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Education.
- Women.
- Conduct of life.
- Etiquette for women.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 252 pages ; 17 cm (12mo)
- Other Title:
- Lessons of a preceptress to her pupils
- Place of Publication:
- Printed at Boston, : by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews. Sold by them, by C. Bingham, and the other booksellers in Boston; By I. Thomas, Worcester; by Thomas, Andrews & Penniman, Albany; and by Thomas, Andrews & Butler, Baltimore.--, June, 1798.
- Notes:
- Attributed to Hannah Foster by Evans.
- Signatures: A-U6 W6.
- Cited in:
- Evans 33748
- BAL 6242
- Wright, L.H. Amer. fiction, 1774-1850 (2nd ed.), 984
- Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 419
- OCLC:
- 45100804
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