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The history of Whittington and his cat

how from a poor country boy, destitute of parents or relations, he attained great riches, and was promoted to the high and honorable dignity of Lord Mayor of London

by James Kendrew

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: JuvenilePrimary source
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31, [1] p. : ill. ; 97 x 65 mm. First and last leaves pasted to wrappers Other chapbooks in this series dated ca. 1820, cf. Osborne Coll. Cf. Mansell 661:333 "Reflection," a moral for the story, and "Against Lying, " a poem, added Publisher's advertisement on p. [4] of wrapper Retells the traditional tale of the poor boy in medieval England who made his fortune through his mouse-catching cat and became Lord Mayor of London First sentence: "Dick Whittington was so young when his father and mother died, that he neither knew them nor the place of his birth." Includes 11 woodcuts Davis, R. Kendrew of York

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how from a poor country boy, destitute of parents or relations, he attained great riches, and was promoted to the high and honorable dignity of Lord Mayor of London

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1820-01-01T00:00:00ZYork : Printed by J. Kendrew, ColliergateEnglish—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: McGill University Library
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