BH
asked her publisher, John Harris
, ten pounds for this book, which was, she said, doing a bold thing.
qtd. in
Butts, Dennis. Mistress of our Tears, A Literary and Bibliographical Study of Barbara Hofland. Scolar Press, 1992.
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A new, cheap edition in 1816 (wrongly taken by the original Dictionary of...
Textual Production
Mary Sewell
MS
used this book in the religious training of her children. It was written entirely in one-syllable words. She hoped writing the book would enable her to purchase Practical Education by Maria Edgeworth
(and her...
Textual Production
Barbara Hofland
BH
published with J. HarrisAlfred Campbell, the Young Pilgrim; Containing Travels in Egypt and the Holy Land.
Butts, Dennis. Mistress of our Tears, A Literary and Bibliographical Study of Barbara Hofland. Scolar Press, 1992.
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Textual Production
Barbara Hofland
This was published by John Harris
, a leading London producer of books for children. He paid her only six pounds for it, and did not offer even one free copy. She found these terms...
Textual Production
Barbara Hofland
It was published by J. Harris
, with a quotation from Shakespeare
on the title-page, and proved one of BH
's most successful titles, in France and the USA as well as in England.
Butts, Dennis. Mistress of our Tears, A Literary and Bibliographical Study of Barbara Hofland. Scolar Press, 1992.