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The governess, or, Little female academy : being the history of Mrs. Teachum, and her nine girls : with their nine days amusement : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education / by the author of David Simple.

Accession number
PML 67220
Creator
Fielding, Sarah, 1710-1768.
Published
London : Printed for the author; and sold by A. Millar, in the Strand, 1749.
Credit line
Purchase on the Elisabeth Ball Fund, 1976.
Notes
Written by Sarah Fielding.
Caption title: The history of Mistress Teachem, and her nine scholars.
"The Design of the following sheets is to endeavour to cultivate an early Inclination to Benevolence, and a Love of Virtue, in the Minds of young Women ..." -- dedication, p. [iii].
Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-[5] at end.
Description
xiv, 245, [5] p. ; 17 cm.
Binding
Brown calf Cambridge style boards, brown sheep backstrip, gilt-lettered.
Classification
Department