The budget, or, Moral and entertaining fragments : Representing the punishment of vice, and the reward of virtue.
| Author/creator | Pilkington |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication Info | Wilkesbarre--Pennsylvania : Printed by Asher Miner,--for Matthew Carey, Philadelphia, October, 1801. |
| Description | 140 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 15 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 250. ^A575643 |
| Contents | The prison. An anecdote -- The brothers. A moral tale -- Zelphor. An Eastern story -- Alcanor and Zaran. A moral tale -- The contrast. A domestic story -- Henry and Julia. A moral tale -- The advantages of industry. A tale -- The benefit of example -- The reward of generosity. A moral tale -- The test of friendship. A moral tale -- The hermit. A fragment -- Juliet -- Appendix. Annette, or The dutiful daughter [from the Young gentleman & lady's magazine]. |
| General note | "The following pieces (excepting the story of Juliet ...) are the first literary efforts of a young author ..."--Advertisement, p. [3]. Attributed to Mrs. Mary Pilkington. |
| General note | Last page blank. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 250 |
| References | Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 132 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 250). |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1801. |
| Other title | Fragments. |