Look at the Bright Side

Pictures from Look at the Bright Side, A Tale for the Young by Joanna Hooe Matthews (1849 – 1901); London, Edinburgh and New York, 1883.

I do not have a copy of this book: the scans were sent to me by Ken Winko.

Front Cover, Look at the Bright Side

Front Cover, Look at the Bright Side

The front cover of this book is green with gold details.

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Aunt Silvia in her Domain

Aunt Silvia in her Domain

A small girl plays with a toy horse, dolls, a doll-house and a sheep on wheels; she crouches on the floor. Behind her a boy holds a stick. An older girl talks to the servant, who is dark-skinned, and who holds a baby. It is a family scene perhaps from the American South, and possibly, given the date, the woman servant is free, not a slave, although [...] [more...]

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Title Page, Look at the Bright Side

Title Page, Look at the Bright Side

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Fanny in the Library.

Fanny in the Library.

A girl sits in a chair gazin out of the window. She rests her chin on her arm. She has a ribbon in her hair tied in a bow, a dress that goes just over her [...] [more...]

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