Author: Dr. Aikin; Mrs. Barbauld
Title: Evenings at Home; or, the Juvenile Budget Opened
Description: Glasgow, Richard Griffin & Co. 1833. Cloth. A charming collection of short stories for children by John Aikin and Anne Barbauld. Rebound in cloth with renewed endpapers and gilt lettering to the spine label. Illustrated with a frontispiece and a vignette to the title page. A lovely anthology collecting the short stories for children of John Aikin and his sister, Anna Laetitia Barbauld. First published 1796, this is considered an early example of children's literature. Aikin was a doctor, but later devoted himself to writing. Barbauld was a prominent poet and children's author, known for being amongst the first writers to consider children as an audience, publishing 'Lessons for Children' and 'Hymns in Prose for Children&apos. Forgotten by history due to Romantic poets such as Wordsworth and Coleridge shunning her works in their Conservative years, she has recently seen a revival in interest, with feminist literary critics turning their attention to her writings. Rebound in cloth. Externally very smart, though spine is slightly faded, with a little bumping to the spine label, which is otherwise intact. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, apart from the odd spot and some offsetting to the frontispiece and title page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: John Aikin Barbauld Children's Fiction Short stories Barbauld Not Stated


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