Miss Edgeworth’s stories in a cheap style! Ah! with how much delight will many receive the news that they can now purchase some of Maria Edgeworth’s admirable tales, which have heretofore been out of their reach by the high price asked for them. If parents wish their children to become truly virtuous and happy; to be modest and free from vanity; to have excellent and practical common sense; to be honest and upright in their dealings with their playmates or as merchants at a future period; to be kind and affectionate; to learn habits of neatness and frugality; to be industrious by showing them how cheerful and happy people are whilst employed; to be forgiving and benevolent; to have strength of mind to avoid temptation and bear up against the reverses of life; in short, to become rational and thinking creatures, and perfect gentlemen and ladies, in the true sense of the word, let them place in their hands the tales by Miss Edgeworth, which will not only instruct but amuse them.
THE CHILD’S OWN STORY BOOK:
OR
TALES AND DIALOGUES FOR THE NURSERY.
BY MRS. JERRAM,
(Late Jane Elizabeth Holmes.)
Illustrated with numerous Engravings. Elegantly bound, with gold stamp on the side. New Edition, with additional embellishments. Price 50 Cents.
Author’s Preface.—In writing the following pages, my most earnest desire has been to awaken in the hearts of little children, kindly and affectionate feelings towards each other, submission and loving confidence towards their parents, and reverence and love towards God. This I have attempted in describing scenes and objects, most of which must be familiar to every child. The language I have used is the easiest I could command, so that a child of three years old may understand it.