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Uniform Title Goody Two-Shoes.
Title The history of Little Goody Two-Shoes / by John Newbery ; with a preface for the Garland edition by Michael H. Platt. The fairing / by John Newbery ; with a preface for the Garland edition by Brian Alderson
Published New York : Garland Publishing, 1977

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Description 311 pages in various pagings : illustrations ; 15 cm
Series Classics of children's literature, 1621-1932
Classics of children's literature, 1621-1932.
Contents Summary: In the first of these two books an orphan girl grows up to become a wise and virtuous schoolmistress and the second offers a series of loosely connected tales set within the framework of a visit to the fair and including Puss in boots and Dick Whittington
Summary In the first of these two books an orphan girl grows up to become a wise and virtuous schoolmistress and the second offers a series of loosely connected tales set within the framework of a visit to the fair and including "Puss in Boots" and "Dick Whittington."
Notes Reprint of the 1765 ed. of the 1st work, printed for J. Newbery, London, and of the 1768 ed. of the 2d work, printed for Newbery and Carnan, London
The 1st work has also been attributed to O. Goldsmith and G. Jones; attribution of the 2d work to J. Newbery is conjectural
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Audience children
Subject Children's stories, English -- 18th century.
Children's stories.
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Short stories, English -- 18th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Short stories.
Genre/Form Short stories.
Fiction.
Author Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.
Jones, Giles, active 1765.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.
LC no. 75032141
ISBN 0824022572
OTHER TI Fairing
Other Titles Fairing