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The budget, or, Moral and entertaining fragments : Representing the punishment of vice, and the reward of virtue.

Author/creator Pilkington, Mrs. (Mary), 1766-1839
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst American edition.
Publication InfoWilkesbarre--Pennsylvania : Printed by Asher Miner,--for Matthew Carey, Philadelphia, October, 1801.
Description140 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 15 cm
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)
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 noteLast page blank.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 250
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 132
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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/formJuvenile literature 1801.
Other titleFragments.

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