Tag: women writers

The good mother’s legacy

S (Sarah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed on front free end-papers of bound volume, indexed titles in Giffard’s hand. No. 44.

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Betty Brown the orange girl [Betty Brown, the St. Giles’s orange girl.‘With some account of Mrs. Sponge, the money-lender.]

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Item 43 on front free end-papers of bound volume, indexed titles in Giffard’s hand.

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The Cheapside apprentice [The Cheapside apprentice; or, the history of Mr. Francis H****. Fully setting forth the danger of playing with edge tools. Shewing also, how a gay life may prove a short one; and that a merry evening may produce a sorrowful Morning.]

S (Sarah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 40 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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The black prince [The Black Prince: a true story; being an Account of the life and death of Naimbanna, an African King’s son, who arrived in England in the Year 1791, and set sail on his return in June, 1793.]

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 39 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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Parley the porter [Parley the Porter, An allegory. Shewing how robbers without can never get into an house unless there are traitors within.]

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 37 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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The Sunday school

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 31 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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The cottage cook [The cottage cook; or, Mrs. Jones’s cheap dishes : shewing the way to do much good with little money.]

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 30 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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‘Tis all for the best

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 29 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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The two soldiers

S (Sarah More)

London : Sold by J. Marshall, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Relgious Tracts) No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard : [1795]

London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 28 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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The thunderstorm [The Thunderstorm; or, the History of Tom Watson, the Unnatural Son. Being a Warning to All Children.]

Z (Hannah More)

London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 27 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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Valley of tears [The valley of tears : a vision : in two parts.] [Sunday reading]

Z (Hannah More)

London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed on front free end-papers of bound volume, indexed titles in Giffard’s hand. No. 22; marked “Sunday reading”.

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Mr. Fantom & his man William [The history of Mr. Fantom, the new fashioned philosopher and his man William.]

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Item 20 on front free end-papers of bound volume, indexed titles in Giffard’s hand.

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Mary Wood the Housemaid [The history of Mary Wood the house-maid; or, the Danger of false excuses.]

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long Lane, West Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 19 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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Hester Wilmot [The history of Hester Wilmot; or the second part of the Sunday School] [Sunday reading]

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by J. Marshall, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts) No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard : [1797]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed on front free end-papers of bound volume, indexed titles in Giffard’s hand. No. 14; marked “Sunday reading”.

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Black Giles the poacher & Widow Brown’s apple tree [Black Giles the poacher. Part II. With the history of Widow Brown’s apple-tree]

Z (Hannah More)

[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library

Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.

Listed as item 13 on front free end-papers of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.

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