The first book for English schools : or the Rational Schoolmaster's First Assistant: being A new Method to avoid Perplexity to the Scholar, and a great deal of unnecessary trouble to the Teacher. And in a Plain Easy and Pleasing Manner, to fix the Principles of Religion, as well as the Knowledge, of Letters, on the Minds of Youth. To which End It is adorn'd with Short, Entertaining, and Instructive Verses, of various kinds; Tales, Fables, Riddles, History, Emblems, and many other Particulars entirely new, and carefully adapted to the Capacities of Children. 'tis calculated to make reading rather a Pleasure than a Task, and to answer the End of all other Books of this kind, so that Children may learn to read well by this alone. And though adorned with several good and useful Cuts, is Sold for no more than Six-Pence, which is the lowest Price that even the worst Books of this Size are Sold for.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsons, John, Rector of Wilford.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800.

English language.

Genre:

Juvenile literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],iii,[1],109,[1]p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

First book for English schools

Place of Publication:

Nottingham : printed by G. Ayscough, and sold by J. Rivington in St. Paul's Church-Yard, London; and by all other Booksellers in Town and Country, [1780?]

Notes:

Preface signed J***, i.e. John Parsons.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Alston, IV.772

English Short Title Catalog, T35541.

OCLC:

642578370