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Biography for girls, or, Moral and instructive examples for young ladies
Biography for girls, or, Moral and instructive examples for young ladies
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Biography for girls, or, Moral and instructive examples for young ladies

Date1799
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  • Moral and instructive examples for young ladies
  • Biography for girls, or, Moral and instructive examples for young ladies
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By Mrs. Pilkington. Publisher's ads on pages [2]-[4] at the end. The frontispiece, engraved by Ridley after John Thurston, is made up on five medallion portraits of little girls. Contents: Louisa Harrington, or, The victim of pride -- Emily Manley, or, Gratitude displayed -- Sally Bowman, or, Filial fondness -- Emma Hamilton, or, Human vicissitudes -- Lucy Lutridge, or, Vanity punished -- Frances Hindos, or, The amiable orphan.
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    DimensionsCover size: 13.5 cm x 9 cm (5 5/16 in. x 3 9/16 in.)
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      CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Call Number / Accession Number37131048635635D
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      Early blossoms of genius and virtue : including maxims of early wisdom, juvenile memoirs, a great variety of examples of the moral virtues, and a selection of moral poesy : embellished with engravings
      Early blossoms of genius and virtue : including maxims of early wisdom, juvenile memoirs, a great variety of examples of the moral virtues, and a selection of moral poesy : embellished with engravings
      C. Whittingham and Co.
      1797
      What to do and how to do it, or, Morals and manners : taught by examples
      What to do and how to do it, or, Morals and manners : taught by examples
      Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860
      1847
      What to do, and how to do it, or, Morals and manners taught by examples
      What to do, and how to do it, or, Morals and manners taught by examples
      Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860
      1845
      The governess, or, Little female academy : being the history of Mrs. Teachum, and her nine girls with their nine days amusement : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education
      The governess, or, Little female academy : being the history of Mrs. Teachum, and her nine girls with their nine days amusement : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education
      Fielding, Sarah, 1710-1768
      1749
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      A mirror for the female sex : historical beauties for young ladies : intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness : designed principally for the use of ladies' schools
      Pilkington, Mrs. (Mary), 1766-1839
      1811
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      A mirror for the female sex : historical beauties for young ladies : intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness : designed principally for the use of ladies' schools
      Pilkington, Mrs. (Mary), 1766-1839
      1798
      Mentoria, or, The young ladies instructor : in familiar conversations on moral and entertaining subjects : calculated to improve young minds in the essential, as well as ornamental parts of female education
      Mentoria, or, The young ladies instructor : in familiar conversations on moral and entertaining subjects : calculated to improve young minds in the essential, as well as ornamental parts of female education
      Charles Dilly
      1782
      The moral muse : a present for young ladies
      The moral muse : a present for young ladies
      Holdsworth and Ball
      1830
      Bear and forbear, or, The history of Julia Marchmont : a moral tales for young ladies
      Bear and forbear, or, The history of Julia Marchmont : a moral tales for young ladies
      Woodland, Miss (M.)
      1809
      O.L.C. Girls off to coronation, Helen Higgins and Barbara Jones, two Ontario Ladies' Miss Higgins and Miss Jones will be two of 40 private school stud(...)
      O.L.C. Girls off to coronation, Helen Higgins and Barbara Jones, two Ontario Ladies' Miss Higgins and Miss Jones will be two of 40 private school stud(...)
      George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
      4/30/1937
      A hidden treasure may have been on the wall of the Principal's office at Ontario Ladies College, a girl's private school in Whitby. Stacey Ridgely, 18(...)
      A hidden treasure may have been on the wall of the Principal's office at Ontario Ladies College, a girl's private school in Whitby. Stacey Ridgely, 18(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      4/3/1979
      The history of Sandford and Merton : a moral and instructive lesson for young persons
      The history of Sandford and Merton : a moral and instructive lesson for young persons
      Day, Thomas, 1748-1789
      1878