The old garret
By: by Mrs. [Eliza Lee] Follen ; with illustrations by Billings
Contributors: Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1874, illustrator; Andrew, John, 1815-1875, engraver
Series: Mrs. Follen's twilight stories -- 4; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Nichols & Hall
Published: 1868
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Copyright date: 1855
Subjects: Children; Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life; Early works to 1800; Pitchers; Crutches; Clothing and dress; Hairdressing
Description: The discarded items in a garret (pitcher, curling tongs, red baize gown, and crutches) tell a young girl the histories of their lives.
Notes: Illustrations engraved by John Andrew after Billings.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.