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Holiday house : a series of tales / by Catherine Sinclair, authoress of "Modern accomplishments," "Modern society," "Charlie Seymour," "Hill and valley," et cetera et cetera.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sinclair, Catherine, 1800-1864, author.
- Series:
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conduct of life--Early works to 1800--Juvenile fiction.
- Conduct of life.
- Siblings--Juvenile fiction.
- Siblings.
- Brothers and sisters.
- Nannies--Juvenile fiction.
- Nannies.
- Aunts--Juvenile fiction.
- Aunts.
- Uncles--Juvenile fiction.
- Uncles.
- Country life--Juvenile fiction.
- Country life.
- Genre:
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Robert Carter and Brothers, 1853.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "In these pages the author has endeavored to paint that species of noisy, frolicsome, mischievous children, which is now almost extinct ... and when, admidst many faults and eccentricities, there is still some individuality of character and feeling allowed to remain."--Preface, page volume.
- Notes:
- Publisher's catalogue follows text.
- Added title page, engraved.
- Illustrations engraved by Howland and Herrick after Croome.
- Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
- OCLC:
- 680647379
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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