The Affectionate Brothers. A Tale.

Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1831 Reprint. Hard cover, 24 mo (measuring 3 1/2 x 6 inches) in half red leather, with marbled paper-covered boards, the title in gilt to the spine. Condition: Very Good Minus. Hinges cracked, but holding firm. Interior pages are sometimes stained and generally foxed. Paper label to front pastedown appears to be an old library label dictating the proper care of books, with a number in old ink upon it. Also, the stamp of John Price, Salem is on the ffep. **The moral tales written by Mrs. Hofland were extremely popular juvenile fiction in the early nineteenth century, both in America and their native England. The didactic tale recounted here was first published in both countries in 1816. Partly autobiographical, the tale is of the travails of a widowed young mother who finds herself with three children. The family's change in fortune brings to light some uncharitable reactions from old friends, and help from unexpected quarters. Mrs. Barbara Hofland (1770-1844) wrote under her second husband's name, (christened Barbara Wreakes in Sheffield, England, neé Hoole.) She penned a large number to support her family when she was first widowed. Her publishing success afforded her to then support her second husband, the landscape artist Thomas Christopher Hofland, RBA (1777-1843) a founding member of the Society of British Artists.** OCLC 84908324.. American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus.