TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edgeworth,Maria
AU  - Ritchie,Anne Thackeray
AU  - Hammond,Christine M.Demain,active 1886-1910
TI  - The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children
AV  - PZ 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Children's stories
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parent%27s_Assistant; Release date is 2011-05-17; 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; Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online
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N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36132
ER  -