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Author Sherwood, Mary Martha, 1775-1851.

Title A visit to grandpapa / / by Mrs. Sherwood.

Imprint London : Houlston and Wright, 65, Paternoster Row, [between 1857 and 1869] ([London] : Richard Clay, Printer)

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Edition New ed.
Description 1 online resource (28 pages).
Series Mary Martha Sherwood anthology
Mary Martha Sherwood anthology.
BiblioBoard Core module.
Note Cover title.
"New edition"--t.p.
Publisher on t.p.: Houlston and Stoneman.
Undated. Dates from Houlston and Wright's years of activity at address; cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 93.
Wrappers included in pagination.
First and last leaves pasted-down to wrappers.
First sentence: "It was in the month of June, when the strawberries were ripe, and the birds sang, that a letter came from grandpapa to invite Robert and Joseph, the two little sons of Mr. Seward, to spend a day at Westfield, where the old gentleman lived with his good wife in a very neat and beautiful home."
Includes 9 woodcuts.
Original document: Book.
Summary Throughout her career, Mary Martha Sherwood attempted to write stories that would appeal to the minds of children. This book deals with an event common to many children: visitingâ„“grandparents. Though Joseph and his brother Robert get into mischief while visiting with their grandparents, once they ask for redemption, all is well again.
Note GMD: electronic resource.
Subject Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction.
Obedience -- Juvenile fiction.
Right and wrong -- Juvenile fiction.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century
Added Author Houlston and Wright. Publisher.
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