The Edgeworth, Maria 1768-1849 creator Ritchie, Anne Thackeray 1837-1919 Hammond, Christine M. Demain, active 1886-1910 text utu 2011 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children" by Maria Edgeworth is a collection of children's stories published in 1796. This pioneering work features tales with memorable titles like "Lazy Lawrence," "The Purple Jar," and "The False Key." The collection gained remarkable popularity, reaching even Queen Victoria, who was reading it months before her coronation. These instructional yet entertaining stories influenced children's literature and earned mentions in classic novels, establishing Edgeworth's reputation for delightful moral tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Introduction -- Preface -- The orphans -- Lazy Lawrence -- The false key -- Simple Susan -- The white pigeon -- The birthday present -- Eton Montem -- Forgive and forget -- Waste not, want not; or, two strings to your bow -- Old Poz -- The mimic -- The barring out; or, party spirit -- The bracelets -- The little merchants -- Tarlton -- The basket-woman. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parent%27s_Assistant Release date is 2011-05-17 Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified Children's stories PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36132 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36132 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133826.0 36132