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“Anecdotes for Girls - Entertaining Narratives and Anecdotes Illustrative Principles and Character” by Harvey Newcomb, is a collection of amusing stories aimed at female juvenile readers. The book is split up into 12 chapters/topics: Early Piety, Filial Piety, Sisterly Affection, Benevolence, Learning to Work, Habits, Government of the Tongue, Female Influence, Novels, and Plays, Dancing, Miscellaneous Subjects, and Religion.
Publication Date
1860
Publisher
Gould and Lincoln
City
Boston, MA
Keywords
Anecdotes for Girls, anecdotes, Harvey Newcomb, stories for girls, early piety, filial piety, sisterly affection, benevolence, learning to work, habits, government of the tongue, female influence, novels, plays, dancing, religion, humorous books for kids, children’s books
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No Copyright - United States
Subject
Anecdotes; Narratives; Character; Newcomb, Harvey, 1803-1863; Children's literature in series; Children's books; Piety; Filial piety in literature; Filial piety; Sisters; Benevolence; Learning and scholarship--Early works to 1800; Behavior
Recommended Citation
Newcomb, Harvey, "Anecdotes for Girls" (1860). Mother Home & Heaven. 21.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/motherhomeheaven/21