| Description |
1 online resource (46 pages). |
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Frances Hodgson Burnett anthology |
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Frances Hodgson Burnett anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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| Note |
First edition, first state. BAL 2071. |
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Includes letter by Elsie L. Lyde, "the original Editha, eight years old"; list of illustrations. |
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Frontispiece: photograph of Elsie Lyde, full-length view, "hiding" behind chair. |
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Original document: Book. |
| Summary |
A short story first published in 1888,ℓEditha's Burglar is a tale of a young, selfless girl who convinces a burglar not to rob her parent's house. The first editions were illustrated by Henry Sandham, who used a young contest winner named Elsie Leslie as a model for Editha. This volume has a handwritten note from Elsie in the front. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Burglars -- Juvenile literature.
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Theft -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Leslie, Elsie, 1881-1966.
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Sandham, Henry, 1842-1910.
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| Added Title |
Story for children.
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