was published by John Newbery in 1765 and was attractively “embossed with floral patterns, richly colored and gilded” (Roberts, 67). Wilber Macey Stone highlights the popularity of the book in that “no copy of that first edition has ever been found”, suggesting that “children read them all to pieces” (Stone, 334-35). Julian Roberts adds that it was, in fact, one of the “most substantial and enduringly popular books ever produced for English children during the eighteenth century” as it was “continuously in print from the eighteenth to the twentieth century” (67).
The History of Little Goody Two-Shoesis considered the first book of “original English fiction” written specifically for children. Adrienne E. Kertzer identifies what…
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Citation: Price, Pamela. "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 15 May 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=41166, accessed 26 November 2024.]
