The parent's assistant : or, stories for children. In six volumes. By Maria Edgeworth, author of practical education, and letters for literary ladies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's stories, English--Early works to 1800.

Children's stories, English.

Genre:

Juvenile literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6v. )

Other Title:

Parent's assistant

The parent's assistant; or stories for children. vol. 1

The birth-day present, simple susan, ... vol. 2

The bracelets, the little merchants, ... vol. 3

The basket-woman, the white pigeon, the orphans, waste not, want not, forgive and forget, ... vol. 5

The barring out, eton montem, ... vol. 6

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Johnson, Co. 72, St. Paul's Church-yard; by G. Woodfall, No. 22, Paternoster-Row, 1800.

Notes:

Vol. 1 only has a general titlepage, and the individual titlepages bear the edition statement; vol. 1 is of the third edition, and vols. 2-6 of "The third edition, with additions".

The title of each volume begins with a list of its contents; vol. 1 is entitled: 'Lazy Lawrence, Tarlton, False key, being the first volume of The parent's assistant'; vol. 2: 'The birth-day present, Simple Susan being the second volume'; vol. 3: 'The bracelets, The little merchants, being the third volume'; vol. 4: 'Old Poz, The mimic, Mademoiselle Panache, being the fourth volume'; vol. 5: 'The basket-woman, The white pigeon, The orphans, Waste not, want not, Forgive and forget, being the fifth volume'; vol. 6: 'The barring out, Eton Montem, being the sixth volume'.

In this third edition, the last word of text on sig. A2 of vols. 5-6 are "left" and "con-" and the pagination of vol. 5 is 251,[1]p.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T137067.

Contains:

Old Poz, the Mimic, Mademoiselle Panache, ... vol. 4

OCLC:

642400481