Folly as It Flies; Hit at by Fanny Fern

Fanny Fern

Casa editrice: Good Press

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"Folly as It Flies; Hit at by Fanny Fern" by Fanny Fern
Fanny Fern, was an American novelist, children's writer, humorist, and newspaper columnist. This book is a collection of her humorous essays. Discourse upon Husbands, Grandmother's Chat about Children, Women and their Discontents, Women and some of their Mistakes, Notes upon Preachers and Preaching, Bridget as she was, and Bridget as she is, A Chapter on Tobacco, and Give the Convicts a Chance are just some of the essays in this volume.

Disponibile da: 06/12/2019.

Lunghezza di stampa: 298 pagine.

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