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Mrs. Leicester's school, or, The history of several young ladies, related by themselves
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks PR 4862.M7 1844
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Students--Juvenile fiction.
- Students.
- Children's stories.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 13-165 p. ; 15 cm.
- Other Title:
- The history of several young ladies, related by themselves.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Henry F. Anners, 1844.
- Contents:
- Elizabeth Villiers: or, The sailor uncle
- Louisa Manners: The farm-house
- Ann Withers: The changeling
- Elinor Forester: The father's wedding-day
- Margaret Green: The young Mahometan
- Emily Barton: Visit to the cousins
- Maria Howe: The witch aunt
- Charlotte Wilmot: The merchant's daughter
- Susan Yates: First goint to church
- Arabella Hardy: The sea voyage.
- Notes:
- Dedication signed: M.B.
- Three of the tales (i.e. The witch aunt, First going to church, and The sea voyage) are by Charles Lamb, the remaining seven by Mary Lamb.
- Frontispiece engraved by J. [James] Hopwood after his brother W. [William] Hopwood.
- Cited in:
- Checklist amer. Imprints: 44-3662
- OCLC:
- 36999452
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