The stories of Senex, or, Little histories of little people
Date1800
Names
Kendall, Edward Augustus, 1776?-1842
(author)
Newbery, E. (Elizabeth), 1746-1821
(publisher)
Woodfall, George, 1767-1844
(printer)
Alternate Title
- Little histories of little people
Format
Engraved frontispiece, dated July 10, 1800.
Contents: The fire -- George, or, The best method of finishing a task -- Augustus, or, The blessings of obedience -- Little Zoe -- Little Martin -- Henrietta, the good-natured -- The kite -- Arthur Heedless, a character -- Rashness, or, The stories of the Persian and his dog, and of the king and his hawk -- The spoilt children -- Cecilia Longville -- Little George -- Rodolphus, or, The danger of falsehood -- Leopold -- Good behaviour to servants -- The garden -- Charlotte -- The work-bag -- The peaches -- The fish-pond -- Adrian and Charles -- The gardener and the nightingale, or, The injustice of excessive punishment -- Frugality and charity -- Confession of faults -- The reformation -- Indolence reclaimed -- The story of Mary-Ann.
Contents: The fire -- George, or, The best method of finishing a task -- Augustus, or, The blessings of obedience -- Little Zoe -- Little Martin -- Henrietta, the good-natured -- The kite -- Arthur Heedless, a character -- Rashness, or, The stories of the Persian and his dog, and of the king and his hawk -- The spoilt children -- Cecilia Longville -- Little George -- Rodolphus, or, The danger of falsehood -- Leopold -- Good behaviour to servants -- The garden -- Charlotte -- The work-bag -- The peaches -- The fish-pond -- Adrian and Charles -- The gardener and the nightingale, or, The injustice of excessive punishment -- Frugality and charity -- Confession of faults -- The reformation -- Indolence reclaimed -- The story of Mary-Ann.
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 14.5 cm x 9 cm (5 11/16 in. x 3 9/16 in.)
Extent
- [4], 176 pages, [1] leaf of plates (frontispiece) : 1 illustrations (copper-engraving)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Edgar Osborne in memory of his wife Mable Osborne.
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession Number37131048634216D
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