Arthur Monteith: A Moral Tale Founded on Historical Fact; and Calculated to Improve the Minds of Young People. Being a continuation of the "Scottish Orphans." To which is added "The Young West Indian.

Title: Arthur Monteith: A Moral Tale Founded on Historical Fact; and Calculated to Improve the Minds of Young People. Being a continuation of the "Scottish Orphans." To which is added "The Young West Indian.
Author: Lady Stoddart) Mrs. Blackford (Isabella Moncrieff
Publisher: William Burgess, Jun., Juvenile Emporium, New York
Published: 1828
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: 2nd edition
Number of Pages: 144
Catalogs: Juvenile, Scotland, Fiction
Description: Second American edition. Water-damaged. Boards are warped, staining from red spine under pastedown, and rippling to pages. Original marbled blue, brown, and green paper over boards, with a red calf spine and gilt lettering. Pages are foxed and browned at edges. Frontispiece depicts a scene from Arthur Monteith, the return of "Old Robert." This pocket-sized book contains the novel Arthur Monteith, followed by the short story The Young West Indian. and Lady Isabella Moncrieff was a Scottish writer who sometimes wrote under the name Martha Blackford. She wrote novels for young people, with moral themes, and primarily set in the Scottish countryside, some with a historical backdrop. Hardcover, acceptable condition. 144 pages, 32mo.