Evenings at Home, Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the Instruction and Amusement of Young PersonsBaldwin, Cradock and Joy, ... and R. Hunter, successor to J. Johnson, 1819 - Children |
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One day she came running to her mother in great joy . Mother ! said she , the good people of this family have built me a house to live in ; it is in the cupboard : I am sure it is for me , for it is just big enough : the bottom is of ...
One day she came running to her mother in great joy . Mother ! said she , the good people of this family have built me a house to live in ; it is in the cupboard : I am sure it is for me , for it is just big enough : the bottom is of ...
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| Title | Evenings at Home, Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons Volume 1 of Evenings at Home; Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened:: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) |
| Authors | John Aikin, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) |
| Edition | 12 |
| Publisher | Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, ... and R. Hunter, successor to J. Johnson, 1819 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
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