Research Catalog

Title

The short and simple annals of a poor child / By the Rev. John Eyton, A. M.

Author

Eyton, John, 1778?-1823.

Publication

Wellington, Salop [England] : Printed by and for F. Houlston and Son, and sold by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave-Maria Lane, London : and all other booksellers, 1820.

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Additional Authors

• F. Houlston and Son. pbl
• F. Houlston and Son. prt
• Scatcherd and Letterman. pbl

Description

40 p. : ill.; 14 cm.

Subjects

• Beech, Hannah, 1800-1811
• Children > Conduct of life > Juvenile literature
• Children and death > Juvenile literature
• Christian life > Juvenile literature

Note

• An account of the pious life and death of Hannah Beech, apparently based upon true events.
• Illustrations : Woodcut frontispiece illustration of a girl kneeling in prayer, with a caption quotation from Isaac Watts beginning, "Let the sweet work of prayer and praise / Employ my youngest breath ..." ; woodcut title vignette of a shepherd guarding his flock from a lion.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Call Number

Pforz (Eyton, J. Short and simple annals of a poor child)

OCLC

78514751

Author

Eyton, John, 1778?-1823.

Title

The short and simple annals of a poor child / By the Rev. John Eyton, A. M.

Imprint

Wellington, Salop [England] : Printed by and for F. Houlston and Son, and sold by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave-Maria Lane, London : and all other booksellers, 1820.

Edition

Fifth edition.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy : "Elizabeth Burgwin / her Book Oct 31 1822" (in ink on frontispiece verso). -- In recent wrappers.

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Added Author

F. Houlston and Son. Publisher

F. Houlston and Son. Printer

Scatcherd and Letterman. Publisher

Burgwin, Elizabeth. Former owner

Research Call Number

Pforz (Eyton, J. Short and simple annals of a poor child)