The children in the wood restored, by Honestas, the hermit of the forest, or, Perfidy detected.
Bibliographic Citation:
Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 4-1793. The children in the wood restored, by Honestas, the hermit of the forest, or, Perfidy detected. Banbury [England] : Printed by J.G. Rusher, [ca. 1814]
Alternative Title:
Perfidy detected
Restoration of the children in the wood
Children in the wood (Ballad)
Creator:
Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 4-1793.
Contributor:
Rusher, John Golby, 1784-1877. prt
Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 4-1793. Hermit of the forest.
Publisher:
Printed by J.G. Rusher, [ca. 1814]
Notes:
  • Cover title.
  • "They were supposed to have been either murdered or starved to death, by order of their inhuman Uncle;--being the sequel to The history of the children in the wood"--t.p.
  • A variation of the story of the children in the wood. Published also under title: The hermit of the forest, and the wandering infants.
  • Undated. Date from Osborne Collection, cited below.
  • First sentence: "In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the country of Cumberland, lived a celebrated Hermit, whose name was Honestas."
  • Includes 11 woodcuts.
  • Citations/References: Osborne Coll., I:269.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Children's Collection: uncut; folded as issued; without wrappers. Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Sheila R. Bourke: uncut; folded as issued; without wrappers.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 10 x 7 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Hermits -- Juvenile fiction.
Missing children -- Juvenile fiction.
Reunions -- Juvenile fiction.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form:
Chapbooks -- England -- Banbury (Oxfordshire) -- 19th century.
Chapbook Category:
Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose
Call Number:
PN970 R87 C4 1814 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8301
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_R87_C4_1814