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Oscar, or, The boy who had his own way / by Walter Aimwell [Wm. Simonds], author of "Clinton," "Boy'...

Oscar, or, The boy who had his own way / by Walter Aimwell [Wm. Simonds], author of "Clinton," "Boy'...

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Oscar, or, The boy who had his own way / by Walter Aimwell [Wm. Simonds], author of "Clinton," "Boy's own guide," etc. ; with illustrations.

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Full title

Oscar, or, The boy who had his own way / by Walter Aimwell [Wm. Simonds], author of "Clinton," "Boy's own guide," etc. ; with illustrations.

Publisher

Boston : Gould and Lincoln ; New York : Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman, [1855]

New York : Thomas B. Smith, 1855.

Alternative title

Boy who had his own way

Record Identifier

74VKVE7X6eQd

MMS ID

991024130404202626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (313 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, map.

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Publication information

Publisher

Boston : Gould and Lincoln ; New York : Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman, [1855]

New York : Thomas B. Smith, 1855.

Place of Publication

Massachusetts

Date Published

[1855]

1855.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

Oscar was a bright but strong willed boy who usually managed to have his own way. As the story unfolds, Oscar learns that the consequences of a wayward spirit can be falling into habits of laziness, untruthfulness and disobedience.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Oscar, or, The boy who had his own way / by Walter Aimwell [Wm. Simonds], author of "Clinton," "Boy's own guide," etc. ; with illustrations.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood

The Aimwell stories ; [1]

Added title page and interior illustrations engraved by W.J. Baker.

Publisher's catalog follows text.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.

Thomas B. Smith, stereotyper and electrotyper -- Title page, verso....

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©1854

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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKVE7X6eQd

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVE7X6eQd

Other Identifiers

MMS ID

991024130404202626