Published in London in 1807 by John Harris, successor to Newbery, these little verses taught manners by example. Pretty Puss is chased off by the dog Tray, a sister’s new doll from the fair causes jealousy, and destructive Dick goes supperless after tearing apart Lucy’s waxen doll.
One of the classic cautionary verse books of the Regency nursery, a delight for historians of childhood. Download the free EPUB.