jan 1, 1740 - John Newberry Children's Literature
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AuthorJohn Newberry was a major children’s writer before the revolutionary war. He began publishing children's books in the 1740s. Most of them were educational, with titles such as A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies or A private tutor for little Masters and Misses and The Pretty Book for Children.
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Date:
jan 1, 1740
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~ 285 years ago