The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-05
Popular Tales, BY Maria Edgeworth.
Uih original designs BY Croome.


CoNTENTs.-Murad the Unlucky-The Manu-
facturers-The Contrast-The Grateful Negro-To
morrow--One vol. l6mo. Price rs cents.
The writings of Maria Edgeworth have rarely
been approached, and none have excelled her. Her
stories are 80 natural, and told with such truth
funess, that the reader becomes completely capt.
waited
MORAL TALES MARIA EDGEwoRrH. EN-
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''If we wished TO do young person good while
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engaging the attention, and TO give him or her
little books which convey no false distorted no
tions of Gfe-Maria Edgeworth is our author
Post.
.'No series of tales have been 20 universally read
the Moral Tales of Maria Edgeworth They
will live as long as the English language Is in ex
istenCe."
MAMMALS BIBLE STORIES FOR HER LITTLE
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| Extract from he duthor's Prefdcs
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] ~ INV atgdy "a Oh ap-cr
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