Samuel Brent - His Book

Samuel Brent (1760-1815), the grandfather of Bernard Peirce Brent (1822-1867), was a shipbuilder at Greenland Dock. In 1811 he published a book "A Father's Present to his Children for their Instruction and Amusement" which contains an interesting picture of life at the time as well as some amusing advice and descriptions of his family.

Excerpts from the book

These are gif double-page images, 800 x 700 pixels, average size about 44KB:

Frontispiece.
Title page.
Dedication and table of contents: ii-iii, iv-v, vi-vii, viii-ix.
Introduction: xi, xiii, xiv-xv, xvi.
A morning hymns: 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7.
Pages 8-271 (hymns, prayers, graces, and miscellaneous): not yet available.
A list of things needful for all children to know:
273, 274-275, 276-277, 278-279, 280-281, 282-283, 284-285, 286-287, 288-289, 290-291, 292-293, 294.
The labouring poor: 295, 296-297.
Executions: 298-299, 300-301.
The reflections of a traveller: 302-303, 304.
A wonderful story: 305. 306-307, 308-309, 310-311, 312-313.
The wish: 314-315, 316-317.
War and peace: 318-319, 320-321, 322-323, 324-325.
Familiar epistle (a poem about his family): 326-327, 328-329, 330-331;
Home: 332-333, 334-335, 336-337;
Conclusion: 338-339, 340.

All the above excerpts are available in a single pdf file (3283K).

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