The Parent's Assistent
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Open LibraryAbout this book
The second of twenty-two children, Maria Edgeworth composed the stories in The Parent’s Assistant to educate and entertain her siblings. Among these great stories, you’ll find:The OrphansLazy LawrenceThe Birthday PresentForgive and ForgetThe MimicThe Little MerchantsThe Basket WomanEach story is carefully written by Edgeworth and edited by her father.
Themes & subjects
Children's playsChildren's stories, EnglishConduct of lifeChildren's storiesJuvenile literatureJuvenile fiction
First published 1822About the author
Maria Edgeworth
1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849
A prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Edgeworth>Wikipedia</a>).
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