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The infant's grammar, or, A pic-nic party of the parts of speech (cover)
The infant's grammar, or, A pic-nic party of the parts of speech (cover)
TitleThe infant's grammar, or, A pic-nic party of the parts of speech (cover)
AuthorHam, Elizabeth, 1783-ca.1852
PublisherJ. Harris and Son
Publisher LocationEngland -- London
Publication Date1824
PrinterS. & R. Bentley (London)
IllustratorUnknown
Image Production ProcessIntaglio prints--engravings
NotesChapbook with hand-colored intaglio illustrations. This copy is in publisher's stiff printed pictorial wrappers.
Part of the series "Harris's Cabinet of Amusement and Instruction ; 36."

A story in verse about a picnic at Etymology Hall that teaches the nine parts of speech.
The cover shows men and women seated around a table depicted as the parts of speech. The substantive noun is shown as a large man at the head of the table.
Contextual NotesElizabeth Ham also wrote Elgiva or the Monks (1824) and The Ford Family in Ireland (1845).
John Harris was the successor of E. Newbery.
Subjects (LCSH)English language -- Parts of speech -- Juvenile poetry
CategoryGrammars
Chapbooks
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0148
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection. PE1199.H36 1824
Object TypeGrammars
Chapbooks
Physical Description14 leaves: illustrated; 18 x 11 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned 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 ChecklistExhibit checklist 9.4
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