Buds of genius, or, Some account of the early lives of celebrated characters who were remarkable in their childhood
Subtitle: intended as an introduction to biography
Contributors: Harvey, Darton & Co
Publisher: Darton, Harvey, and Darton
Published: 1816
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
Subjects: Biography; Juvenile literature; Gifted children; Statesmen; Inventors; Children; Natural history
Other titles: Some account of the early lives of celebrated characters
Description: Biographical sketches of the childhood of famous men and women, couched in a fictional dialogue.
Notes: Rare Book copy: Original green calf backed boards.

Rare Book copy: Near contemporary inscription.

Osborne Coll., p. 779
Table of contents: title: James Ferguson; title: Caroline Simmons; title: Sir Isaac Newton; title: Doctor Franklin; title: Alexander Pope; title: Doctor Johnson; title: Richard Cumberland; title: Lucy Hutchinson; title: Henry Kirk White; title: William Cowper; title: Anthony Purver; title: Thomas Dermody; title: Martha Laurens Ramsey; title: Edward Gibbon; title: Hester Chapone.