Poetry For Children (Notable American Authors)

A mong the many and great services rendered to the world by WiU iam Godwin during his earthly pilgrimage, we may reckon not as the least that lucky inspiration which prompted him, in the early years of this century, to establish a Juvenile Library, first in the name ofT homas Hodgkins inH anway Street, and afterwards in that of his second wife inS kinner Street, and to issue from it a series of childrens books of singular worth and excellence. For the execution of this scheme led him in an early stage of it to invoke the assistance of Charles Lamb and his sister in catering for his youthful clients; and during the years 1806-1811 five successive delightful works were produced by them at his instigation and issued under his auspices, which, it is not too much to say, would probably never have seen the light but for this fortunate and most opportune book-selling project of William Godwin.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org