An edition of Title (1830)
The live doll
or, Ellen's New-year's gift
By Authoress of The three birthdays.
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Publish Date
1830
Publisher
William Darton and Son, Holborn Hill
Language
eng
Pages
103
Description:
a "SELECT BOOK Suitable for Young Persons." A book about morality and character-building based on a creepy premise: a wealthy six-year-old girl wishes for a living doll. Her parents adopt an orphan and give her to the child, who then owns, educates and supervises her. The language is surprisingly readable, suitable for an eight or ten-year-old today
subjects: Sisters, Juvenile fiction, Conduct of life, adoption
Times: 1830