A Very Pretty Story
Book Description
When in the 1740s Jane Johnson wished to read stories to her two eldest children, she was dismayed to find little available children's fiction and no fairy tales. Correcting this deficiency, she composed this magical tale based on her own two children, Barbara and George. This edition includes a facsimile of Johnson's story in her own hand bearing her son's inscription, "printed and bound by mama ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Bodleian Library, University of Oxford |
Binding | Paperback |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 78 |
ISBN-10 | 1851240659 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1851240654 |
Publication Date | 03/15/2005 |
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About Gillian Avery (Introduction) : Gillian Avery is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Gillian Avery include The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The T... more
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