Search results
The anonymous story was published in London by the John Newbery company, a publisher of popular children's literature. [4] In his introduction to an 1881 edition of the book, [5] Charles Welsh wrote: Goody Two-Shoes was published in April 1765, and few nursery books have had a wider circulation, or have retained their position so long. The ...
Before her name became synonymous with sickly-sweet virtue, Goody Two-Shoes was the protagonist of the first English children’s novel, The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes. First published in ...
The author of the sequel to Goody, The Adventures of Thomas Two-Shoes, published in 1818 by W. Darton Jnr., was Mary Elliott, who also wrote under her maiden name of Belson. She was a prolific writer of moral stories and poetry of which several are in the Hockliffe Collection (0106, 0540, 0541, 0732, 0768, and perhaps 0173).
- 1765
- 0123
- Anon.
- 1804
"Goody Two Shoes" was published in April 1765, and few nursery books have had a wider circulation, or have retained their position so long. The number of editions that have been published both in England and America is legion, and it has appeared in mutilated versions under the auspices of numerous publishing houses in London and the provinces, although of late years there have been no new issues.
This edition of "Goody Two Shoes" is an abridgment from the photographic facsimile of the earliest complete copy, edited by the present writer, who therein discusses fully the question of its authorship (Griffith and Farran, successors to Newbery and Harris, West Corner, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, 1881); his later researches into the history of the book have confirmed him in the belief ...
Author: John Newbery (or possibly Oliver Goldsmith) Published: 1765 Publisher: John Newbery Summary: a variation of Cinderella, the story follows the orphan Margery Meanwell, who only has one shoe. Because of her virtue and work ethic, she eventually gains a complete pair of shoes, becomes a teacher, and marries a rich man.
People also ask
Who wrote the story Goody Two Shoes?
When was Goody Two-Shoes published?
What did Goody Two Shoes do?
What is Goody Two Shoes?
Where did the word 'Goody Two Shoes' come from?
Is 'Goody Two Shoes' Out of print?
Apr 12, 2019 · The History of Goody Two Shoes (with or without a hyphen) was a children’s story written anonymously in 1765, published by John Newbery, and a variation of the story of Cinderella. Goody Two Shoes was the nickname of a poor orphan named Margery Meanwell who goes through life with one shoe until a rich gentleman gives her a new pair of shoes.
