Baker, Mrs. F. M. Louisa Murray, and Other Tales. Cincinnati: Williamson & Cantwell, Office of the "Star in the West", 1868. [12400]
Black cloth, gilt spine titles, light wear, 6 x 4 inches, tight. 129 pp. Damp stains begin at page 86, light at first then dark by the end of the book. Fair. Hardcover.
Scarce, with only two locations at WorldCat.
A collection of Christian moral stories, the titles being Louisa Murray, Charles and His Teacher, Little Susy, Feast of Lanterns, The Governess, Grandpapa's Story, and The Orphan Girl.
"They are admirable Sketches, breathing the pure spirit of Christianity, without sectarian bias, and may, with much propriety, be termed 'Lessons for the Heart.'" - Publisher's Note.
We find reference to a Mrs. F. M. Baker of Akron, Ohio, who was prominent in the woman's suffrage movement, and a contributor to The Juvenile Library; a Collection of Moral Tales and Sketches. This may be our author.
Pencil writing on the ffep: "Universalist S. School, Guilford." This may be the view of the author.
