The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth

"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 moral tales like "Lazy Lawrence," "The Purple Jar," and "The False Key" that captivated young Victorian readers, including Queen Victoria herself. Edgeworth's influential stories blend entertainment with instruction, establishing a template for children's literature that would inspire generations. The collection grew through multiple editions, adding new tales and even a play for children. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
Illustrator Fraser, Francis Arthur, 1846-1924
Title The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parent%27s_Assistant
Contents The orphans -- Lazy Lawrence -- The false key -- Simple Susan -- The white pigeon -- The birthday present -- Eton Montem -- Forgive and forget -- Waste not, want not -- Old poz -- The mimic -- The barring out, or, party spirit -- The bracelets -- The little merchants -- Tarlton -- The basket woman.
Credits This eBook was produced by Les Bowler
Reading Level Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children's stories
Category Text
EBook-No. 3655
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Mar 17, 2015
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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