McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

Short stories of cottagers' daughters. London : F. & J. Rivington, 1844 (London : Gilbert & Rivington)

Contributor:

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain)
J. and F. Rivington (Firm)

Publisher:

F. & J. Rivington, 1844

Notes:

Emblem of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1698 on t.p.
"The following tale is extracted from the 'Cottager's Monthly Visitor'"--t.p. verso.
First sentence: "Mary--had lived for many years in our family, and a more active, industrious, modest servant we never had."
Includes 11 woodcuts.
Contents: The idolized daughter -- True account of the life and death of a young woman -- The first grief.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: bound with Don't be late. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,1845. Bound together subsequent to publication with 11 other chapbooks. 3/4 leather. No. 2 on spine. Gift of Mrs. H. de M. Molson. Sept/93.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 11 x 8 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Religious and Moral

Call Number:

PN970 S6 D6 1845 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.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8321

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_S6_D6_1845_003478943