The boarding school; or, Lessons of a preceptress to her pupils: consisting of information, instruction, and advice, calculated to improve the manners, and form the character of young ladies. : To which is added, a collection of letters, written by the pupils, to their instructor, their friends, and each other. / By a lady of Massachusetts; author of The coquette.; Published according to act of Congress.
- Title
- The boarding school; or, Lessons of a preceptress to her pupils: consisting of information, instruction, and advice, calculated to improve the manners, and form the character of young ladies. : To which is added, a collection of letters, written by the pupils, to their instructor, their friends, and each other. / By a lady of Massachusetts; author of The coquette.; Published according to act of Congress.
- Author
- Foster, Hannah Webster, 1759-1840.
- Publication
- Printed at Boston, :: by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews. Sold by them, by C. Bingham, and the other booksellers in Boston; By I. Thomas, Worcester; by Thomas, Andrews & Penniman, Albany; and by Thomas, Andrews & Butler, Baltimore.--,
- June, 1798.
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- Subject terms
- Women -- Education -- Early works to 1800
- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
- Etiquette for women -- Early works to 1800
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"The boarding school; or, Lessons of a preceptress to her pupils: consisting of information, instruction, and advice, calculated to improve the manners, and form the character of young ladies. : To which is added, a collection of letters, written by the pupils, to their instructor, their friends, and each other. / By a lady of Massachusetts; author of The coquette.; Published according to act of Congress." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N25430.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- Dedication.
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THE BOARDING SCHOOL,
&c .- Monday, P. M. READING.
- Tuesday, A. M. WRITING AND ARITHMETIC.
- Tuesday, P. M. MUSIC and DANCING.
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Wednesday, A. M.
MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTIONS for theGOVERNMENT of theTEMPER andMANNERS . - Wednesday, P. M. DRESS.
- Thursday, A. M. POLITENESS.
- Thursday, P. M. AMUSEMENTS.
- Friday, A. M. FILIAL AND FRATERNAL AFFEC|TION.
- Friday, P. M. FRIENDSHIP.
- Saturday, A. M. LOVE.
- Saturday, P. M. RELIGION.
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LETTERS.
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To Mrs.
M. WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
MATILDA FIELDING . -
To Miss
MATILDA FIELDING . -
To Miss
CAROLINE LITTLETON . -
To Miss
CLEORA PARTRIDGE . -
To Miss
CAROLINE LITTLETON . -
To Miss
CLEORA PARTRIDGE . -
To Miss
MATILDA FIELDING . -
To Miss
CLEORA PARTRIDGE . -
To Miss
HARRIOT HENLY . -
To Miss
CAROLINE LITTLETON . -
To Miss
LAURA GUILFORD . -
To Miss
MARIA WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
ANNA WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
MATILDA FIELDING . -
To Miss
SOPHIA MANCHESTER . -
To Miss
JULIA GREENFIELD . -
To Miss
LAURA GUILFORD . -
To Miss
HARRIOT HENLY . [Enclosed in the preceding.] - The Answer.
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To Miss
SOPHIA MANCHESTER . -
To Mrs.
WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
HARRIOT HENLY . -
To Miss
CLEORA PARTRIDGE . -
To Miss
HARRIOT HENLY . -
To Miss
MATILDA FIELDING . -
To Miss
LAURA GUILFORD . -
To Miss
CAROLINE LITTLETON . -
To Miss
SOPHIA MANCHESTER . -
To Miss
MARIA WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
JULIA GREENFIELD . -
To Miss
ANNA WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
HARRIOT HENLY . -
To Miss
MARIA WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
ANNA WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
SOPHIA MANCHESTER . -
To Mrs.
WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
LAURA GUILFORD . -
To Miss
CLEORA PARTRIDGE . -
To Miss
MATILDA FIELDING . -
To Miss
CAROLINE LITTLETON . -
To Miss
ANNA WILLIAMS . -
To Miss
CLEORA PARTRIDGE . -
To Miss
MATILDA FIELDING . -
To Miss
CAROLINE LITTLETON . [On the Death of her Mother.]
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To Mrs.