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The village orphan : a tale for youth : to which is added, The basket-maker, an original fragment
The village orphan : a tale for youth : to which is added, The basket-maker, an original fragment
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The village orphan : a tale for youth : to which is added, The basket-maker, an original fragment

Dateapproximately 1797
Names
Alternate Title
  • Basket-maker
Format
Notes
Date attributed by ESTC, however, the Whittingham ledgers record that the work was run off the press in late 1798 or early 1799 -- Cf. Warren.
Miss Trunse, jealous of the orphan, Fanny, tries to pass her for a witch, page 15-25.
Woodcuts have been erroneously attributed to John Bewick.
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 17.8 cm x 11.4 cm (7 in. x 4 1/2 in.)
Extent
  • [4], 140 pages : illustrations
Language
ProvenanceGift of Edgar Osborne in memory of Mabel Osborne.
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131053598942D
Catalogue Record for Print Bookhttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=236395