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 |
| Publication | Baltimore : John S. Horton, 1836. |
| Description | 1 online resource (63 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922 |
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| Series | Women'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 note | Last page blank. |
| General note | Brief essays on aspects of country life, with related poems. |
| General note | In original publisher's binding: green cloth embossed with a pattern of berries, vines, and leaves. Printed paper label on upper board: Rustic excursions. |
| General note | Wood engraving on p. 17 signed "H"; wood engraving on p. 42 signed, "Horton" (i.e., John S. Horton?). |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from American Antiquarian Society. |