We can have a very exact notion of the books imported and printed
for and read by children at that time, from the advertisements in
the papers. In the _Boston Gazette and Country Journal_, of January
20, 1772, the booksellers, Cox and Berry, have this notice:--
The following Little Books for the Instruction & Amusement of all
good Boys and Girls.
The Brother Gift or the Naughty Girl Reformed.
The Sister Gift, or the Naughty Boy Reformed.
Hobby Horse or Christian Companion.
Robin Good-Fellow, A Fairy Tale.
Puzzling Cap, A Collection of Riddles.
The Cries of London as exhibited in the Streets.
Royal Guide or Early Introduction to Reading English.
Mr Winloves Collection of Stories.
" " Moral Lectures.
History of Tom Jones abridg'd from the works of
" " Joseph Andrews H. Fielding.
" " Pamela abridg'd from the works of
" " Grandison S. Richardson, Esq.
" " Clarissa