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Letters to a young lady. On a variety of useful and interesting subjects (title page)
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| Title | Letters to a young lady. On a variety of useful and interesting subjects (title page) |
| Author | Bennett, Rev. John |
| Publisher | Abel Dickinson
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| Publisher Location | United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Publication Date | 1809 |
| Printer | Abel Dickinson
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| Notes | Unillustrated.
Printed on the title page: Fifth American Edition. Two volumes complete in one.
The purpose of this book is to "rouse young ladies from a vacant or insipid life, into one of usefulness and laudable exertion - to recall them from visionary novels and romances, into solid reading and reflection - and from the criminal absurdities of fashion, to the simplicity of nature and the dignity of virtue." Written as a series of letters to "My dear Lucy, " the book is divided into four sections: Religious knowledge (with a list of proper writers); Polite Knowledge (including history, geography, astronomy, poetry, painting, sculpture, architecture, heraldry, and travel); Accomplishments (including needlework, embroidery, drawing, music and dancing); and, Prudential Conduct and Maxims (with respect to amusements, love, courtship, and marriage).
Printed on the title page: Calculated to improve the heart, to form the manners and enlighten the understanding. "That our daughters may be as polished corners of the temple."
A full text version of the 1811 edition of this title is available at: http://books.google.com/books?id=IFgXAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22letters%20to%20a%20young%20lady%22%20bennett&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=&f=false. |
| Contextual Notes | Reverend John Bennett of the Church of England was a supporter of female education, and felt that educated females were necessary for a civilized and free society (Source: Memorial Hall Museum Online). |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Young women -- Conduct of life; Women -- Education |
| Category | Manners and social etiquette
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0382 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. BJ1681.B4 1809 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 304 p.; 15 x 9.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist A.63 |
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