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Aesop's fables in words of one syllable (back cover)
Aesop's fables in words of one syllable (back cover)
TitleAesop's fables in words of one syllable (back cover)
AuthorAikin, Lucy, 1781-1864
PublisherGeorge Routledge & Sons
Publisher LocationUnited States--New York--New York
England--London
Publication Date1887
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorUnknown
Image Production ProcessRelief prints
Planographic prints--lithographs
NotesThe covers of the book are color lithographs. The interior of the book is illustrated with uncolored relief prints.
This is a version of Aesop's Fables in Words of One Syllable. The entire text is written using only words with one syllable.
Printed on title page: By Mary Godolphin
The back cover advertises other books "in words of one syllable" offered by George Routledge & Sons.
The back cover depicts a fly and a pussy willow branch.
Contextual NotesLucy Aikin was interested in early childhood education and published several readers to assist in teaching. Lucy Aikin also worked under the pseudonym Mary Godolphin when she produced several works in the series "In the words of one syllable". She was the niece of Mrs (Anna Letitia) Barbauld who was also an author and an early critic of the education system.
CategoryFables
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0484
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection. PZ 8.2 A254 God 1887
Object TypeBook
Physical Description96 p.: illustrated; 21 x 17 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 3.2
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