The history of Little Goody Two-Shoes
By: by John Newbery ; with a preface for the Garland edition by Michael H. Platt. The fairing / by John Newbery ; with a preface for the Garland edition by Brian Alderson.
Contributors: Newbery, John, 1713-1767.; Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.; Jones, Giles, fl. 1765.
Series: Classics of children's literature, 1621-1932
Publisher: Garland Pub.
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Conduct of life -- Fiction.; Orphans -- Fiction.; Short stories.
Other titles: Fairing. 1977.
Description: In the first of these two books an orphan girl grows up to become a wise and virtuous schoolmistress and the second offers a series of loosely connected tales set within the framework of a visit to the fair and including "Puss in Boots" and "Dick Whittington."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
The 1st work has also been attributed to O. Goldsmith and G. Jones; attribution of the 2d work to J. Newbery is conjectural.
Reprint of the 1765 ed. of the 1st work, printed for J. Newbery, London, and of the 1768 ed. of the 2d work, printed for Newbery and Carnan, London.