ORIGINAL STORIES FROM REAL LIFE,; with conversations calculated to regulate the affections and form the mind to truth and goodness

WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary

Published by Johnson, London, 1791

About this Item

Revised text, the first edition with the author's name on the title page. Bound in contemporary calf, hinges tender, spine chipped and worn at the extremities, a good copy. This was issued both with and without the plates. This has no illustrations. 8vo, pp. 177 + iv. Some foxing and staining to the title-page and preliminary leaf; and the ads in the rear. With the ownership bookplate of Author Joseph Strutt (1749-1802) who was also an artist and engraver and influence on William Blake. Issued without a half title, Windle p. 9. Todd 3. Based on her experiences as a governess to the Countess of Mountcashell in the 1780's, Wollstonecraft uses the voice of a wise Mrs. Mason to teach two spoiled girls "the importance of telling the truth, the folly of personal vanity, and the need to be kind to others"[St. Clair p. 281].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ORIGINAL STORIES FROM REAL LIFE,; with conversations calculated to regulate the affections and form the mind to truth and goodness
• Publisher: Johnson, London
• Publication Date: 1791
• Edition: Second edn.