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Unknown The history of young Edwin and little Jessy: Together with an account of the pleasant walk which William and Winnifred took with Margery, who lives at the foot of Parnassus. Written by the aforesaid Margery, for the purpose of making every little girl and boy good and happy.
Unknown The Ghost of the Rock. A Romantic Story. To which is added, the Fortunate Robbery, a true story.
Unknown The Blossoms of Morality. Intended for the Amusement & Instruction of Young Ladies & Gentlemen. By the editor of The Looking-Glass for the Mind.
Unknown Louisa Wharton. A story founded on facts: written by herself, in a series of letters to a friend. Wherein is Displayed Some particular Circumstances which happened during the bloody Contest in America. I. Louisa's Father and Mother go to Bath; the Amusements of that Place described, &c. II. Some Account of Captain Truman and his Family; he falls in Love with Louisa; her Brother arrives from Philadelphia, and confirms the War having broke out. III. Captain Truman is ordered with his Regiment to America; Louisa is greatly alarmed, &c. IV. Truman takes Leave of Louisa with the greatest Tenderness; she gives him her Picture in Miniature; he gives her a Ring, and they vow mutual Constancy. V. Louisa's Father goes to London, from thence, with George his Son, sets out for Philadelphia. VI. A Letter from young Truman, full of tender expressions, &c. Vii. A Letter from her Brother, relates the Death of her Father, and the Confiscation of all their Property; they are greatly distressed; and Loui
Unknown A voyage round the world. In His Majesty's ship the Dolphin, commanded by the honourable Commodore Byron. In which is Contained, A faithful account of the several places, people, plants, animals, &c. seen on the voyage: And, among other particulars, a minute and exact description of the streights of Magellan, and the gigantic poeple called Patagonians. Together with an accurate account of seven island lately discovered in the South Seas. By an officer on board the said ship.
Unknown Biographical Curiosities. The Strange and unaccountable life of the penurious Daniel Dancer, Esq. A miserable miser, who died in a sack, though worth upwards of three thousand pounds per annum. With singular anecdotes of the famous Jemmy Taylor, the southwark usurer. To which is added the life of the Rev. George Harvest, parson and comedian. A New edition with Additions.
Unknown A letter from Mrs. Straightforward to her son Timmy. To which is prefixed, Mrs. Straightforward's letter to the ladies and gentlemen of Cambridge.
Unknown The Fish and the Ring; or, the fortunate farmer's daughter. A story founded on facts.
Unknown The Infant's Daily Sacrifice. A Book of Short Hymns for Children. With plates.
Unknown Masquerades; or, what you will. By the author of Eliza Warwick, &c. In four volumes. ...
Unknown Somerset Castle; or the Father and Daughter. A tragic tale. If you have Tears, prepare to shed them now. To which is added, Ghost and no Ghost; or, the dungeon.
Unknown Thoughts on a future state, occasioned by the death of Mrs. H. A. Rogers, by a young lady, who met in her class: also, an elegy, by another friend: to which are added, stanzas on the same occasion.
Unknown Tales of Wonder containing the Castle of Enchantment or The Mysteries of Deception. The Robbers Daughter or The Phantom of the Grotto. The Magic-Legacy &c.
Unknown The Infant's Daily Sacrifice. A Book of Short Hymns for Children
Unknown Memoirs of the Right Honourable Lady Betty Ireland, with a particular account of her eldest son Roger, Jemmy Gripe, and Fox, the Jugler.
Unknown The Cottager's Daughter: or, the sorrows of Rosa. A Pathetic Tale.
Unknown The Mountain Piper; or, The History of Edgar and Matilda. To which is added, A Journey to London, a Moral Tale. Embellished with Cuts.
Unknown The Royal Alphabet; or, Child's Best Instructor. To which is added, The History of a Little Boy, found under a haycock.
Unknown The court of Oberon, or Temple of the fairies: A collection of tales of past times. Originally related by Mother Goose, Mother Bunch, and others, adapted to the language and manners of the present period.
Unknown The history of young Edwin and little Jessy: together with an account of the pleasant walk which William and Winifred took with Margery, who lives at the foot of Parnassus. Written by the aforesaid Margery, For the Purpose of making every Little Girl and Boy Good and Happy.
Unknown Ethelinda; or, the fair made of the Inn. An Interesting Tale.
Unknown Anecdotes of a Little Family, Interspersed with Fables, Stories, and Allegories, Embellished with Cuts.
Unknown Agitation: or, memoirs of George Woodford and Lady Emma Melvill. In three volumes. Dedicated (by permission) to the Honourable Mrs. Lionel Damer. By the author of The ring, and The false friends. A new edition.
Unknown Cursory observations on the poems attributed to Thomas Rowley, a priest of the fifteenth century: with some remarks on the commentaries on those poems, by the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Milles, Dean of Exeter, and Jacob Bryant, Esq., and a salutary proposal addressed to the friends of those gentlemen. The second edition, revised and augmented.
Unknown Interesting Tales: Consisting of Isidore, Arthur, The Clear-Sighted Blind Man, Robert, and The Hogs-head. Translated from the French, by a lady.