The Parent's Assistant

The Parent's Assistant

Title page from the second edition
Author Maria Edgeworth
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre children's literature
Publisher Joseph Johnson
Publication date
1796
Media type Print
Illustration for the story Lazy Lawrence.

The Parent's Assistant is the first collection of children's stories by Maria Edgeworth, published by Joseph Johnson in 1796. The first edition (Part I) had five stories: Lazy Lawrence, Tarlton, The Little Dog Trusty, The Orange Man and 'The False Key. 'Barring Out was included in the second edition of Part I published the same year. In later editions more material was added, most notably, "The Purple Jar", and a play for children, Old Poz.[1] The 1865 American edition contained the following stories: "Lazy Lawrence", "Tarlton", "The False Key", "The Birthday Present", "Simple Susan", "The Bracelets", "The Little Merchants", "Old Poz", "The Mimic", "Mademoiselle Panache", "The Basket Woman", "The White Pigeon", "The Orphans", "Waste Not, Want Not", "Forgive and Forget", "The Barring Out, or Party Spirit", and "Eton Montem".[2]

References to The Parent's Assistant

Notes

  1. Carpenter, H. and M. Prichard. 1984. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York. p 395.
  2. Edgeworth, Maria. 1796, 1865. The Parent's Assistant, or Stories for Children, Ashmead and Evans, Philadelphia.
  3. "Queen Victoria's Journals". Lord Esher's typescripts. RA VIC/MAIN/QVJ (W). 4 March 1837. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

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