Author:
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758-1837.
ImprintCambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Pres, 2014.
Description168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Note:Reprint. This edition first published 1843.
Note:Preface -- The alphabet -- Words of one syllable -- Words of two syllables -- Words of three syllables -- Lessons in natural history -- Words of four syllables -- Select fables -- Moral observations -- Advice to young persons -- Brief introduction to the arts and sciences -- Outlines of geography -- Survey of the universe -- Select pieces of poetry -- Appendix -- Figures and numbers -- French words and phrases -- Latin words and phrases -- Prayers.
Note:A clergyman and prolific author, William Fordyce Mavor (1758-1837) first published this hugely popular work in 1801. Reissued here is the corrected and improved 1843 edition. Intended to 'sow the seeds of useful learning', it is both a reading primer and a compendium of general knowledge.
