Mrs. Barbauld's little stories for children; being easy lessons adapted to the capacities of youth: to which are added short tales by Mrs. Opie, Edgeworth, etc. Selected and enlarged by J. Stephens

ID 16515
Title Mrs. Barbauld's little stories for children; being easy lessons adapted to the capacities of youth: to which are added short tales by Mrs. Opie, Edgeworth, etc. Selected and enlarged by J. Stephens
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Signed Author Mrs. Barbauld's little stories for children ... to which are added short tales by Mrs. Opie, Edgeworth, etc. Selected and enlarged by J. Stephens
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 144
Date of Publication 1833
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Imprint Printed for C. Scheld and Co.
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Location of Printing Baltimore US
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Length (cm) 14
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Notes AAS notes: Text partially excerpted from Mrs. Barbauld's Lessons for children, part three.
"It was found that, amidst the multitude of books professedly written for children, there is not one adapted to the capacity of a young child. A connected story, however simple, is beyond his comprehension. Another great defect is the want of good paper, a clear and large type, and large spaces. ... To supply these deficiencies is the object of this book. ..."--Advertisement, p. [5-6], signed: J. Stephens. December 1829.
Probably printed in Paris for Truchy's French and English Library. Includes footnotes giving French translations for some words and phrases.
With a half-title.
Checklist of American imprints,
Mrs. Barbauld's Little stories for children -- The two cocks -- The benevolent Negro -- History and adventures of a cat -- The orange man, or The honest boy and the thief -- Easy rhymes. Ingenious method for committing to memory the days of the week, hours of the day, names and order of the months, and the number of days in each month.
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American Antiquarian Society copy has bookplate: Chambre d' étude.
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Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, Opie, Amelia, Aikin, John, Lovechild, J., Edgeworth, Maria. Mrs. Barbauld's little stories for children; being easy lessons adapted to the capacities of youth: to which are added short tales by Mrs. Opie, Edgeworth, etc. Selected and enlarged by J. StephensThe Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16515, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16515. Accessed 2025-05-29. 

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  year={1833},
  title={Mrs. Barbauld's little stories for children; being easy lessons adapted to the capacities of youth: to which are added short tales by Mrs. Opie, Edgeworth, etc. Selected and enlarged by J. Stephens},
  publisher={C. Scheld and Co.},
  address={Baltimore},    }

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