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Conduct of life - Juvenile fiction - Early works to 1800

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    The charity school spelling book. Part I. Containing the alphabet, spelling lessons, and short stories of good and bad Boys, In Words of One Syllable only. By Sarah Trimmer.

    | Trimmer, Mrs. (Sarah), 1741-1810. | Date: 1799
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    The new children's friend or, pleasing incitements to wisdom and virtue; Conveyed Through the Medium of Anecdote, Tale, and Adventure. Calculated to Entertain, Fortify, and Improve the Juvenile Mind. Translated chiefly from the German.

    | Date: 1797
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    The tragical history of Carzy Jane, and young Henry . Giving an account of their birth, parentage, courtship, and melancholy end. Founded on facts, by Sarah Wilkinson.

    | Wilkinson, Sarah | Date: 1800
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    Obedience rewarded , and prejudice conquered; or, the history of Mortimer Lascells. Written for the instruction and amusement of young people. By Mrs. Pilkington.

    | Pilkington, Mrs (Mary), 1766-1839. | Date: 1797
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    Jemima Placid or, the advantage of good-nature, exemplified in a variety of familiar incidents.

    | Kilner, Mary Ann, 1753-1831. | Date: 1785
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