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| Title | Peter Parley's story of the little prisoners (cover) |
| Author | Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860; |
| Publisher | Carter & Hendee
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| Publisher Location | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston |
| Publication Date | 1830 |
| Printer | Peirce and Williams
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with hand colored wood engravings. In publisher's printed pictorial stiff orange wrappers.
This book contains little stories about wicked children and the punishments that they receive. "Children who do wrong in one thing, are very apt to do wrong in others. Little girls who neglect their lessons and boys who show ill-nature or tell fibs, will not hestitate to steal sweetmeats when they get an opportunity." It also advises "If any child has been bad, let him be sincerely sorry for it, and then go to his father or mother and confess what he has done that is wrong, and let him do so no more. He will then be forgiven, by his parents; he will be loved by them, and by that good Being who dwells in heaven".
The cover depicts an older man, Peter Parley, telling his story to a group of children. |
| Contextual Notes | Samuel Goodrich was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, the 6th of ten children and the son of a minister, in 1793. His career as a book publisher began in 1816. In the early 1820s Goodrich came to the conclusion that children as well as adults preferred to read truth rather than fancy and that it would be possible to present history, geography, science, etc. ( truth) in such a way that it would be more interesting to children than fairies, giants and monsters. Based on this conclusion Goodrich moved his business to Boston and Peter Parley was born in 1827 with PETER PARLEY'S TALES ABOUT AMERICA. Goodrich expanded his publishing efforts to textbooks and magazines. His publications were so popular that he attracted imposters, particularly in England. Spurious Peter Parleys appeared everywhere, infuriating Goodrich, but he did not succeed in putting an end to them. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Cautionary tales
Moral instruction
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0320 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PS1754 L58 1830 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [1] leaf, 16 p.: illustrated; 13 x 11 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist A.42 |
