ABSTRACT
Mrs. Lydia M. Child's versatility of talent, and the entire success with which she could pass from the regions of fancy and sentiment to those of fact and duty, appeared in her work, which was on the subject of education. In 1833, Mrs. Child published an Appeal for that Class of Americans called Africans. It is said to be the first work that appeared in this country in favour of immediate emancipation. It made a profound impression at the time. Mrs. Child conducted for several years a "Juvenile Miscellany", for which she composed many tales for the amusement and instruction of children. These have since been corrected and re-written, and others added to them, making three small volumes, called Flowers for Children. One of these volumes is for children from four to six years of age; one, for those from eight to nine; and one, for those from eleven to twelve.
