The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth
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"The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children" by Maria Edgeworth is a collection of children's stories published in 1796. This pioneering work features tales with memorable titles like "Lazy Lawrence," "The Purple Jar," and "The False Key." The collection gained remarkable popularity, reaching even Queen Victoria, who was reading it months before her coronation. These instructional yet entertaining stories influenced children's literature and earned mentions in classic novels, establishing Edgeworth's reputation for
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| Author | Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1919 |
| Illustrator | Hammond, Christine M. Demain, active 1886-1910 |
| Title | The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parent%27s_Assistant |
| Contents | Introduction -- Preface -- The orphans -- Lazy Lawrence -- The false key -- Simple Susan -- The white pigeon -- The birthday present -- Eton Montem -- Forgive and forget -- Waste not, want not; or, two strings to your bow -- Old Poz -- The mimic -- The barring out; or, party spirit -- The bracelets -- The little merchants -- Tarlton -- The basket-woman. |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 36132 |
| Release Date | May 17, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 760 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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