Rustic excursions for tarry-at-home travellers : a series of interesting tales, having a strictly moral tendency, and designed for the instruction of children / by Mrs. Sherwood.

Author/creator Sherwood, Mary Martha author.
Format Electronic
PublicationBaltimore : John S. Horton, 1836.
Description1 online resource (63 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Supplemental ContentGale, Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922
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SeriesWomen's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922
Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents The cottage girl fetching water -- The summer storm -- The shepherd -- The reaper going to labour -- The turnpike gate -- The gleaners -- Ploughing -- The cottager's funeral -- The fox hunt -- Indian sagacity -- Cottagers going to church -- Hay-makers in a storm -- Rearing of ducks.
General noteLast page blank.
General noteBrief essays on aspects of country life, with related poems.
General noteIn original publisher's binding: green cloth embossed with a pattern of berries, vines, and leaves. Printed paper label on upper board: Rustic excursions.
General noteWood engraving on p. 17 signed "H"; wood engraving on p. 42 signed, "Horton" (i.e., John S. Horton?).
General noteReproduction of the original from American Antiquarian Society.