Lucy Peacock and the Juvenile Library

Imprint History (67 total) for R. Peacock (fl. 1792-1807) and Lucy Peacock (fl. 1785-1817), at 47 Parson's Street, Ratcliff Highway (1792-93), and 249 Oxford Street (1793-1807)

Lucy Peacock (fl. 1785-1817) was one of the early stars in England and America in the area of children’s literature, both in composing works of fiction for young and adolescent readers as well as works of historical interest designed more for instruction than delight. She shared a similar interest in both areas with Mary Hays and Elizabeth Coltman, but unlike those two dissenting women writers, Peacock also translated several important works from French into English (1796, 1797, 1802, and 1807), such as her Historical Grammar and A Chronological Abridgment of Universal History, both translations of works by Maturin Veyssière La Croze. Her husband, R. Peacock, first appears on imprints as a bookseller in 1792, operating from 47 Parson’s Street, Ratcliff Highway. Within a year or so, he had moved his business to 259 Oxford Street, in central London, establishing in the same place the Juvenile Library, which would continue under R. and Lucy Peacock through 1807, though he appears to have remained connected with the Library a few more years until its closed sometime around 1810. Lucy Peacock was already an accomplished writer for young readers by 1792, having published four significant works of fiction by that year as well as significant contributions as an editor and writer for the Juvenile Magazine in 1788. She even appeared as one of the sellers for her 1786 work, The Rambles of Fancy, living with her husband at that time at 28 Warwick Street, Golden Square. Some of these early works were also sold by Lucy Peacock at the home or establishment of A. Perfetti, at No. 91, Wimpole-Street, a name that does not appear in any of the London Directories at that time. R. Peacock does not appear on any of those early imprints, nor does he appear as a stationer or bookseller in Lowndes’ 1786 London Directory, the 1791 Universal British Directory, or Boyle’s 1794 London Directory, but a Lewis Peacock does appear as a law stationer in Chancery Lane (vol. 1, part 2, p. 249). In Wakefield’s 1793 London Directory, Lewis Peacock is still in Chancery Lane but now Peacock’s Juvenile Library makes its first appearance in Oxford Street, though no names are associated with it (p. 237). In Holden’s 1805 London Directory (n.p.), there are two listings for Peacocks: R. and L. Peacock are now working together as law stationers at 9 Chancery Lane (the “L. Peacock” is Lewis Peacock, son of the “R.” Lewis, the husband of Lucy); and Mrs. [Lucy] Peacock, at the Juvenile Library, 259 Oxford Street, which suggests that by 1805 Lucy was operating the library by herself, with her husband and son working in Chancery Lane. She appears as “L. Peacock” and “Mrs. Peacock” on imprints from the Juvenile Library. R. Peacock does not appear in H. R. Plomer, et. al., ed., Dictionaries of the Printers and Booksellers who were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland 1557-1775 (London: The Bibliographical Society, 1977), or D. F. McKenzie, Stationer’s Company Apprentices 1701 to 1800 (Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1978). Short entries on Lewis, R., and Lucy Peacock can be found in Ian Maxted, The London Book Trades: A Preliminary Checklist of Members (Kent, UK: William Dawson, 1977), and online at Exeter Working Papers in Book History, at https://bookhistory.blogspot.com/2007/01/london-1775-1800-p-q.html.

Between 1785 and 1792, R. Peacock does not appear on any imprints. In 1792 and 1793, however, R. Peacock can be found on six imprints from 47 Parson’s Street, Ratcliff Highway, near Whitechapel. It may be that this R. Peacock is not the same as the one who joins in 1793 with Lewis Peacock (records show that he was his son) as a law stationer in Chancery Lane. The coincidence of two unrelated R. Peacocks appearing at the same time in London working in the print trade seems highly improbable. Since he was already married to Lucy Peacock by 1785, it makes sense that he moved into the book trade in 1792, most likely having an early career in some other field and possibly changing to the book trade as a result of his wife’s evident success by 1792 as a writer for young readers. If that is the case, then the R. Peacock of Ratcliff Highway was most likely a dissenter and probably a Particular Baptist, for of the six imprints on which he appears as “R. Peacock” in 1792-93, four were works by the celebrated Particular Baptist and High Calvinist minister at Carter Lane, John Gill (1697-1771) and one title was by the evangelical Calvinist Anglican minister, John Berridge. The sellers Peacock appears with on these imprints is a who’s who among the dissenting book trade at that time: William Button, Garnet Terry, Martha Gurney, Martha Lewis Trapp, James Mathews, John Parsons, William Ash, George Offor, and Dan Taylor. A title by Harriet English and sold by the Peacocks at the Juvenile Library in 1797 and 1799 were also sold by J. Hatchard, No. 173, Piccadilly, another seller who had strong Baptist connections. By the end of 1793, the Juvenile Library in Oxford Street had been opened, and R. Peacock no longer appears alone on imprints from the Ratcliff Highway location; instead, he seems to have confined himself to the new business with Lewis Peacock in Chancery Lane, with Lucy Peacock managing the Juvenile Library. She appears on imprints of the library as “Mrs. Peacock” beginning in 1793 and continuing into 1796, when the first imprint appears under the designation “R. and L. Peacock” at the Juvenile Library (the Chancery Lane address never appears on any of the Peacock’s imprints). The last imprint bearing “R. and L. Peacock” appears in 1807; many of the imprints between 1796 and 1807 continued to use “Mrs. Peacock” and “L. Peacock,” with some imprints merely using “Peacock” and others “Peacock’s Juvenile Library.”

1785

1. Peacock, Lucy. The adventures of the six Princesses of Babylon, in their travels to the temple of virtue: an allegory. Dedicated, by permission, to Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary. London: Printed for the author, by T. Bensley; and sold by J. Buckland, Pater-Noster-Row; J. Pridden, Fleet-Street; and by the author, at A. Perfelia’s [Perfetti’s?], No. 91, Wimpole-Street, Cavendish-Square, MDCCLXXXV [1785]. [Note the presence of religious dissent in the printing and selling of Peacock's first two titles: Thomas Bensley was a prominent menber at William Huntington's Providence Chapel; James Buckland was, along with the Dillys and the Conders, the leading Independent bookseller in London at that time; and J. Pridden's imprint history also suggests an affiliation with dissent. The Perfetti name and location is not known beyond these imprints, so it is possible he (or she) was involved with dissent, but that cannot be determined with any specificity.]

1786

2. Peacock, Lucy. The rambles of fancy; or, moral and interesting tales. Containing, The Laplander, The ambitious mother, Letters from - Lindamira to Olivia, Miranda to Elvira, Felicia to Cecilia, the American Indian, the Fatal Resolution, the Creole. By the author of The adventures of the six Princesses of Babylon. In two volumes. ... London: printed by T. Bensley, for the author; and sold by J. Buckland, Paternoster-Row; T. Hookham, New Bond-Street; T. Becket, Pall Mall; J. Pridden, Fleet-Street; A. Perfetti, No 91, Wimpole-Street; and by the author, No. 28, Warwick-Street, Golden-Square (entered at Stationers Hall), MDCCLXXXV [1786].

3. Peacock, Lucy. The adventures of the six princesses of Babylon, in their travels to the temple of virtue: an allegory. Dedicated, by Permission, To her Royal Highness the Princess Mary. [The second edition.] London: printed for the author, by T. Bensley; and sold by J. Buckland, Pater-Noster-Row; J. Pridden, Fleet-Street; and by the author, at A. Perfetti’s, No. 91, Wimpole-Street, Cavendish-Square, MDCCLXXXVI [1786]).

1788

4. [Peacock, Lucy.] Juvenile magazine (London, England: 1788). The juvenile magazine; or, An instructive and entertaining miscellany for youth of both sexes. For ... ([London]: Printed and published by and for J[ohn]. Marshall and Co. Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, Cheapside, London, [1788].

1790

5. Peacock, Lucy. The adventures of the six princesses of Babylon, in their travels to the temple of virtue. An allegory. Dedicated, by permission, to Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary. [The third edition. Revised and improved by the author.] London: printed for T. Hookham, New Bond-Street, 1790.

1791

6. Peacock, Lucy. Martin & James; or the reward of integrity. A moral tale: designed for the improvement of children. London: printed for & sold by Wm. Darton & Co., 1791.

1792

7. Gill, John, 1697-1771. The watchman’s answer to the question, What of the night? A sermon preached to the society which supported the Wednesday’s evening lecture in Great Eastcheap, December 27, 1750. ... By John Gill, ... London: printed and sold for the editor, by J. Chalmers. And sold by R. Peacock, Sold also by Button; G. Terry; M. Gurney; J. Low; and J. Webb, 1792.

1793

8. Gill, John, 1697-1771. Faith in God and his word, the establishment and prosperity of his people. A sermon preached to the society which supported the Wednesday evening lecture in Great East-Cheap, December 27, 1753. And published at their Request. By John Gill, D.D. [The fifth edition.] London: printed and sold for the editor, by J. Chalmers, No. 81, Old-Street. And sold by R. Peacock, No. 47, Parson’s Street. Ratcliff Highway; where Booksellers may be supplied. Sold also by W. Button, No. 24, G. Terry, No. 54, and M. Trapp, No. 1, Pater-Noster-Row; M. Gurney, No. 128, Holborn-Hill; J. Mathews, Strand; and W. Ash, No. 3, Middle-Moorfields, MDCCXCIII [1793]. [This imprint is another example of how dissenting ministers were almost exclusively printed and sold by dissenters throughout the 19th century. Here we have William Button, Baptist minister at Dean Street, Southwark, and someone who was raised in Gill's congregation; Martha Lewis Trapp, the daughter of the Moravian printer/seller Mary Lewis and soon to be the wife of the Independent minister, Timothy Priestley; Martha Gurney, a member of the Baptist congregation at Maze Pond; Garnet Terry, the primary publisher and seller of the works of William Huntington, the Antinomian preacher; James Mathews, a prominent dissenting bookseller who was involved with the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion and served as a lay preacher himself among the Calvinistic Methodists; and William Ash, most likely another Baptist bookseller given his publishing history. Peacock's affiliation with these sellers on this and the other imprints from 1792-93 provide substantial evidence that he was, like them, a dissenter.]

9. Gill, John, 1697-1771. The practical improvement of the watchman’s answer. A sermon preached to the Society which supported the Wednesday’s Evening Lecture in Great Eastcheap, January 1, 1752. And published at their Request. By John Gill, D.D. [The fifth edition.] London: printed and sold for the editor, by J. Chalmers, No. 81, Old-Street. And sold by R. Peacock, No. 47, Parson’s Street, Ratcliff Highway; where Booksellers may be supplied. Sold also by W. Button, Newington Cause-Way; G. Terry, Pater-Noster-Row; M. Gurney, No. 128, Holborn-Hill; J. Low, No. 33, Crown-Street, near Finsbury-Square, Moor-Fields; and J. Webb, No. 8, Staining-Lane, MDCCXCIII [1793].

10. Gill, John, 1697-1771. The glory of the church in the latter day. A sermon preached to the Society which supported the Wednesday’s evening lecture in Great East-Cheap, December 27, 1752. And published at their Request. By John Gill, D.D. [The fifth edition.] London: printed and sold for the editor, by J. Chalmers, No. 81, Old-Street. And sold by R. Peacock, No. 47, Parson’s Street, Ratcliff Highway; where Booksellers may be supplied. Sold also by W. Button, Newington Cause-Way, G. Terry, No. 54, and M. Trapp, No. 1, Pater-Noster-Row; M. Gurney, No. 128, Holborn-Hill; J. Mathews, Strand; and W. Ash, No. 3, Middle-Moorfields, MDCCXCIII [1793].

11. Berridge, John, 1716-1793. The last farewell sermon, preached at the Tabernacle, near Moorfields, April 1, 1792. By the Rev. John Berridge, M. A. Late Vicar of Everton, Bedfordshire. Taken in Short Hand, at the Time it was delivered, and faithfully transcribed. To which is added, A Short Account of Mr. Berridge’s Death, in a Letter from a Friend, who was with him the Day he died. Also a Narrative of the Respect shewed to him by his Friends in London. London: printed and sold by J. Chalmers, No. 81, Old-Street. Sold also by J. Mathews, Strand; M. Trapp, G. Terry, and J. Parsons, Paternoster-Row; J. S. Jordan, Fleet-Street; W. Ash, Middle-Moorfields; T. Stratton, Tottenham-Court-Road; G. Offor, Postern-Row, Tower-Hill; D. Taylor, Union-Street, Bishopsgate-Street; J. Low, Crown-Street, near Finsbury-Square, Moorfields; R. Peacock, Parson’s-Street, Ratcliff-Highway; and by Mr. Farley, Bristol, MDCCXCIII [1793].

12. Berridge, John, 1716-1793. The last farewell sermon, preached at the Tabernacle, near Moorfields, April 1, 1792. By the Rev. John Berridge, M. A. late Vicar of Everton, Bedfordshire. Taken in Short Hand, at the Time it was delivered, and faithfully transcribed. To which is added, A Short Account of Mr. Berridge’s Death, in a Letter from a Friend, who was with him the Day he died. Also a Narrative of the Respect shewed to him by his Friends in London. [The second edition.] London: printed and sold by J. Chalmers, No. 81, Old-Street. Sold also by J. Mathews, Strand; M. Trapp, G. Terry, and J. Parsons, Paternoster-Row; J. S. Jordan, Fleet-Street; W. Ash, Middle-Moorfields; T. Stratton, Tottenham-Court-Road; G. Offor, Postern-Row, Tower-Hill; D. Taylor, Union-Street, Bishopsgate-Street; J. Low, Crown-Street, near Finsbury-Square, Moorfields; R. Peacock, Parson’s-Street, Ratcliff-Highway; Mr. Fenley, Bristol; and J. Bellman, Potton, Bedfordshire, MDCCXCIII [1793].

13. Peacock, Lucy. Martin & James; or, the reward of integrity: a moral tale. Designed for the improvement of children. Dublin: printed for John Rice, 1793.

14. Peacock, Lucy. The knight of the rose. An allegorical narrative; including histories, adventures, &c. designed for the amusement and moral instruction of youth. By the author of the Adventures of the Six Princesses of Babylon, &c. and editor of the Juvenile Magazine. London: printed for, and sold by Hookham and Carpenter, Bond-Street; J. Marshall, Queen-Street, Cheapside; S. Hazard, Bath; and by the author, at the Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford-Street, 1793.

1794

15. Peacock, Lucy. The visit for a week; or, hints on the improvement of time. Containing original tales, Anecdotes from natural And Moral history, &c. designed for the amusement of youth. By the author of The six princesses of Babylon, Juvenile Magazine, And Knight Of The Rose. London: printed for Hookham and Carpenter, Bond-Street; and for the author, at the Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford-Street, 1794.

16. Peacock, Lucy. Martin and James; or, The reward of integrity; a moral tale. Designed for the improvement of children. (Philadelphia: Printed for H. & P. Rice, no. 50. High-Street, M,DCC,XCIV [1794].

1795

17. Clarke, Richard, 1723-approximately 1780. A collection of poems and letters. Poems, &c. 1. An Ode from Sans Souci, characteristic of the late Northern Potentaete, with Annotations by Machiavel in the Shades. 2. Lines on the death of Infants, &c. 3. A Father’s Soliloquy over a Sleeping Child, before his going to Prison. 4. Verses on the Death of a Son four Years old. 5. On the late Fast for National Sins, &c. 6. On the French Standards hung up at St. Paul’s. Letters. 1. On German Electors and Princes Hiring out their Subjects for Soldiers. 2. An Account and Defence of the Author’s Publications in Support of Universal Redemption, and of his Objections to an exclusive Priesthood. 3. A short View of the Signs of Times, drawn from a larger Work on the Numbers in the Law, the Prophets, and the Gospel. 4. A Letter on the Military Profession to a Gentleman, who, from Doubt and Fear of its being inconsistent with his Christian Profession, resigned his Commission. 5. A Letter on the present Rage for Fragments of Prophecies, not founded on Scripture, but on Conjectures and Probalities; in which, the late Mr. Toplady’s Prophecy of Christopher Love, given by the late Dr. Gifford, Librarian to the British Museum, is considered; with some Notice of the Bishops of Llandaff and Rochester. London: printed for the author; and sold by Mr. Sael, No. 20, Newcastle-Street, Strand; Mr. Denis, Middle-Row, Holborn; Mrs. Peacock, No. 259, Oxford-Street and by the author, No. 19, Catherine-Street, Strand. Where the Author’s other Works are sold, [1795?].

18. Clarke, Richard, 1723-approximately 1780. Jesus the Nazarene, addressed to Jews, Deists, and believers. By Richard Clarke, Late Rector of St. Philip’s, Charl[e]ston, South-Carolina. London: printed for the author, and sold by him, No. 8, Little Queen-Street, Holborn; and may [be] had of Peacock, No. 259, Oxford-Street; Griffith, Paternoster Row; and No.100, Houndsditch, [1795].

19. Lodoik; ou, leçons de morale pour l’instruction et l’amusement de la jeunesse. En six volumes. Vol. I. Londres: Imprimé pour le compte de l’auteur, No. 241, Oxford Street; et se vend chez J. Bell, No. 148, Oxford Street, opposite Bond Street; R. Edwards, No. 142, New Bond Street; Cadell and Davies, Strand; C. Law, No. 14, Ave-Maria Lane; and at Peacock’s Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford Street, [1795].

20. Lodowick; or, lessons of morality for the amusement and instruction of youth. In six volumes. ... London: printed for the author, no. 241, Oxford Street; and sold by J. Bell; R. Edwards; Cadell and Davies; C. Law; and Mrs. Peacock, 1795.

21. Peacock, Lucy. The visit for a week; or, hints on the improvement of time. Containing original tables, Anecdotes from natural And Moral history, &c. designed for the amusement of youth. The Second edition, revised and corrected. By the author of the Six princesses of Babylon, Juvenile Magazine, And Knight Of The Rose. London: printed for Hookham and Carpenter, Bond-Street; and for the author, at the Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford-Street, 1795.

1796

22. Ducray-Duminil, M. (François Guillaume), 1761-1819. Lolotte et Fanfan. English Ambrose and Eleanor; or, the adventures of two children deserted on an uninhabited island. Translated from the French. With alterations, adapting it to the perusal of youth, for whose amusement and instruction it is designed. By the author of The adventures of the six princesses of Babylon; Juvenile Magazine; Visit for a Week, &c. London: printed for R. and L. Peacock, at the Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford-Street; and sold by Messrs. Hookham and Carpenter, Bond-Street, 1796.

23. Recueil de fables, de contes, et d’histoires, morales et amusantes, à l’usage des jeunes gens : de l’un & de l’autre Sèxe, qui étudient la langue francaise. Traduit des ouvrages anglois les meilleurs, & les plus nouveaux qu’on ait pu se procurer en ce Genre. Londres: Imprimé pour R. & L. Peacock, Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford-Street, et se vend chez Hookham & Carpenter, Bond-Street, & C. Law, Ave-Maria-Lane, 1796.

24. Peacock, Lucy. The Visit for a Week; or, Hints on the Improvement of Time. Containing Original Tales, Anecdotes from Natural And Moral History, &c. Designed For The Amusement Of Youth. The third edition. Revised and corrected. By the author of The Six Princesses of Babylon, Juvenile Magazine, Knight Of The Rose, And Ambrose and Eleanor. London: printed for Hookham and Carpenter, Bond-Street; and for the author, at the Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford-Street, 1796.

25. Peacock, Lucy. The Visit for a Week; or, Hints on the Improvement of Time. Containing Original Tales, Entertaining Stories, Interesting Anecdotes, and Sketches from Natural and Moral History. To which is added, a poetical appendix, designed for the amusement of youth. Embellished with an elegant frontispiece. Philadelphia: Printed by Ormrod and Conrad, no. 41, Chesnut-Street, 1796.

1797

26. Ducray-Duminil, M. (François Guillaume), 1761-1819. Lolotte et Fanfan. English Ambrose and Eleanor; or, the adventures of two children deserted on an uninhabited island. Translated from the French. With alterations, ... By the author of The adventures of the six princesses of Babylon, Juvenile magazine, Visit for a week, &c. [Second edition.] London: printed for R. and L. Peacock; and sold by Hookham and Carpenter; and C. Law, 1797.

27. English, Harriet. Truth and Filial Love. A little drama. In three acts. London: printed for the editor; and sold by Lee and Hurst, Paternoster-Row; Mrs. Peacock, Juvenile Library, Oxford-Street; and J. Hatchard, No. 173, Piccadilly, 1797.

1798

28. Peacock, Lucy. The Life of a Bee. Related by herself. London: printed and sold by John Marshall, No. 4[,] Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, and No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, [1798]. [adapted from Noël-Antoine Pluche, Spectacle de la nature].

29. Peacock, Lucy. Martin & James, or the reward of integrity; a moral tale. Designed for the improvement of children. London: printed for, & sold by Darton & Harvey, 1798.

30. Peacock, Lucy. Pastorals in Prose. Or, Moral tales, for the amusement of youth. London: printed and sold by John Marshall, No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, and No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, [not before 1798]).

1799

31. Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de, 1746-1830. Chevaliers du Cygne. English. The age of chivalry; or, friendship of other times; a moral and historical tale. Abridged and selected from the Knights of the Swan of Madam Genlis. By C. Butler. Designed for youth. London: printed by S. Low, Berwick Street, Soho; and sold by Mrs. Peacock, No. 259, Oxford Street; and E. Booker, Bond Street, 1799.

32. Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818. Entdeckung von Amerika. Kolumbus. English. Columbus; or, The discovery of America: as related by a father to his children, and designed for the instruction of youth. In two volumes. [-] Vol. II. Translated from the German of J. H. Campe, (author of the new Robinson Crusoe) by Elizabeth Helme, author of Instructive Rambles in London and its Environs, the Abridgement of Plutarch’s Lives, etc. etc. London: printed by and for Sampson Low, Berwick Street, Soho: and sold by C. Law; E. Booker; and R. and L. Peacock, 1799.

33. Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818. Entdeckung von Amerika. Kortes. English. Cortez; or, the conquest of Mexico: as related by a father to his children, and designed for the instruction of youth. In two volumes. ... . Translated from the German of J. H. Campe, (author of the New Robinson Crusoe) by Elizabeth Helme, Author of Instructive Rambles in London and its Environs; the Abridgment of Plutarch’s Lives, Etc. Etc. London: printed by and for Sampson Low, Berwick Street: and sold by C. Law, Ave Maria Lane; E. Booker, New Bond Street; and R. and L. Peacock, Juvenile Library, No. 159 [should be 259], Oxford Street, 1799.

34. Eastern anecdotes of exemplary characters, with sketches of the Chinese history. In one volume. Inscribed to her Royal Highness the Duchess of York. The researches of history are never-failing sources of instruction and amusement. Designed for youth. London: printed by Samson Low, No. 7, Berwick-Street, Soho: and sold by Hurst, Paternoster-Row; Messrs. Carpenter and Co. No. 14, Old Bond-Street; and Peacock, at the Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford-Street, 1799.

35. Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818. Entdeckung von Amerika. Pizarro. English. Pizarro; or, the conquest of Peru: as related by a father to his children, and designed for the instruction of youth. In two volumes. ... . Translated from the German of J. H. Campe, (author Of The New Robinson Crusoe) by Elizabeth Helme, Author Of Instructive Rambles In London And Its Environs, The Abridgment Of Plutarch’s Lives, Etc. Etc. London: printed by and for Sampson Low, Berwick Street, Soho: and sold by C. Law, Ave Maria Lane; E. Booker, New Bond Street; and R. and L. Peacock, Juvenile Library, No. 159 [should be 259], Oxford Street, 1799.

36. Whitford, Helena, -1824. Letters on subjects of importance to the happiness of young females, addressed by a governess to her pupils, Chiefly while they were under her immediate Tuition: To which is added, a few practical lessons on the improprieties of language, and errors of pronunciation, which frequently occur in common conversation. By Helena Wells. London: printed for L. Peacock, the Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford Street; and W. Creech, Edinburgh, [1799].

37. English, Harriet. Conversations and amusing tales. Offered to the publick for the youth of Great Britain. London: printed for the author, by Charles Clarke, Northumberland Court, Strand. Published by Hatchard, Piccadilly; and sold by Cadell and Davies, Strand; Egerton, White Hall; Faulder, New Bond Street; Peacock, Oxford Street; Newberry, St. Paul’s Church Yard; and Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch Street, 1799.

38. Morell, Charles, Sir, 1736-1765. Tales of the genii. Abridgments The tales of the genii; or, moral lessons: faithfully translated from the Persian manuscript, by Charles Morell. Abridged and adapted to amusement and instruction of youth, by Elizabeth Somerville. In three volumes. ... London: printed by and for Sampson Low: and sold by C. Law; E. Booker; and R. and L. Peacock, 1800.

39. Peacock, Lucy. The Little Emigrant, a Tale. Interspersed with Moral Anecdotes and Instructive Conversations. Designed for the Perusal of Youth. By the Author of The Adventures of the Six Princesses of Babylon, Visit for a Week, Juvenile Magazine, etc. etc. London: Peacock, for the author, at the Juvenile Library, 259 Oxford Street, 1799.

40. Peacock, Lucy. The little emigrant, a tale. Interspersed with moral anecdotes and instructive conversations. Designed for the perusal of youth. By the author of The adventures of the six princesses of Babylon, Visit for a week, Juvenile magazine, &c &c. London: printed by S. Low, Berwick Street, Soho; for the author, at the Juvenile Library, NO. 259, Oxford Street; and sold by Messrs. Carpenter, Old Bond Street; C. Law, Ave-Maria Lane; and E. Newbery, the Corner of St. Paul’s Church Yard, 1799.

41. Peacock, Lucy. The life of a bee. Related by herself. London: printed and sold by John Marshall, No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, in Bow-Lane, Cheapside, [between 1799 and 1801?].

42. Ducray-Duminil, M. Lolotte et Fanfan. English Ambrose and Eleanor, or The adventures of two children deserted on an uninhabited island. (Translated from the French.) [by Lucy Peacock]. . . To which is added Auguste and Madelaine, a real history, by Miss Helen Maria Williams. Baltimore: Printed for Thomas, Andrews, and Butler, no. 184, Market Street. By Warner and Hanna, Harrison Street, 1799.

1800

43. Peacock, Lucy. A chronological abridgment of universal history: to which is added, an abridged chronology of the most remarkable discoveries and inventions relative to the arts and sciences. Translated from the French of the seventh edition. By Lucy Peacock. London: printed by S. Low, Berwick Street, Soho, for R. and L. Peacock, The Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford Street; and sold by C. Law, Ave-Maria Lane; and E. Newbery, the Corner of St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1800.

44. Peacock, Lucy. A chronological abridgment of universal history: to which is added, an abridged chronology of the most remarkable discoveries and inventions relative to the arts and sciences. Translated from the French of the seventh edition. By Lucy Peacock. London: printed by S. Low, Berwick Street, Soho, for R. and L. Peacock, The Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford Street; and sold by C. Law, Ave-Maria Lane; and E. Newbery, the Corner of St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1800.

45. Peacock, Lucy, active 1785-1816. Eleanor and Jessey; or, The Queen of the May. London: printed and sold by John Marshall, No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, Bow-Lane, and No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, [between 1790 and 1800?].

1801

46. A Catalogue of books, for youth: in English, French, Latin and Italian, sold at Peacock’s Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford Street. Near North Audley Street. London: Printed by J. Barfield, 1801.

47. Peacock, Lucy. Visit for a week, or, Hints on the improvement of time, containing, original tales, entertaining stories, interesting anecdotes, and sketches from natural and moral history; to which is added, a poetical appendix; designed for the amusement of youth. Philadelphia: Printed for J. Ormrod [and 5 others], 1801.

48. [Ducray-Duminil, M. (François Guillaume)]. The little mountaineers or Auvergn9: or, The adventures of James and Georgette. Altered from the French, and adapted to the perusal of youth. London: Printed for R. and L. Peacock, The Juvenile Library ... Vernor and Hood, Poultry ; and sold by E. Newbery ... J. Cundee, Printer, Ivy-Lane., 1801.

1802

49. Stone, Anne. Features of the youthful mind; or, tales for juvenile readers. Margate printed by J. Warren, on the Marine Parade, for J. Harris, Corner of St. Paul’s Church-yard; W. J. and J. Richardson, Royal Exchange; Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch Street; B. Tabart, 157, New Bond Street; and R. and L. Peacock, Juvenile Library, 259, Oxford Street London, 1802.

50. Peacock, Lucy. The little emigrant: a tale, interspersed with moral anecdotes and instructive conversations, designed for the perusal of youth. Second edition. London: Printed by J. Barfield for R. & L. Peacock, 1802.

51. La Croze, Maturin Veyssiere. A historical grammar; or A chronological abridgment of universal history. Translated by Lucy Peacock. Boston, 1802.

1805

52. Peacock, Lucy. The adventures of the six princesses of Babylon. in their travels to the Temple of virtue ... The fourth edition, revised. London: printed by J. Barfield, for R. and L. Peacock; and sold by Messrs. Carpenters; C. Law; and J. Harris, 1805.

1807

53. Whitford [Wells], Helena. Letters on Subjects of Importance to the Happiness of Young Females: addressed by a governess to her pupils, chiefly while they were under her immediate tuition: to which are added, some practical lessons on the improprieties of language, and errors in pronunciation, which frequently occur in common conversation. By Helena Wells, now Helena Whitford. London: Printed by Sabine & Son, Shoe Lane, for the Author, and sold by L. Peacock, the Juvenile Library, No. 259, Oxford Street, [1807].

54. Peacock, Lucy. The Knight of the Rose: an allegorical tale, designed for the amusement and moral instruction of youth. London: Printed for J. Johnson and J. Harris, in St. Paul’s Churchyard; R. and L. Peacock, 259, Oxford Street; C. Law, in Ave Maria Lane; and B. Tabart, New Bond Street, 1807.

55. Peacock, Lucy. The Knight of the Rose: an allegorical tale, designed for the amusement and moral instruction of youth. 2d ed. improved and enlarged. London, J. Johnson, 1807.

56. Ducray-Duminil, M. (François Guillaume), 1761-1819. Ambrose and Eleanor: or, The adventures of two children deserted on an uninhabited island; translated from the French with alterations, adapting it to the perusal of youth. [trans. by Lucy Peacock.] London: Printed for J. Johnson and J. Harris ...; R. and L. Peacock ...; C. Law ...; and B. Tabart ..., 1807.

57. A Historical Grammar; or, a Chronological Abridgment of Universal History. To which is added, an abridged chronology of the most remarkable discoveries and inventions relative to the arts and sciences, etc. ... Translated by L. Peacock from the 7th edition of the French of La Croze. Revised, corrected and greatly enlarged by C. Bingham. [London], 1807.

58. Peacock, Lucy. Ambrose and Eleanor ... Translated from the French [of Francois Guillaume Ducray-Duménil], with alterations ... By Lucy Peacock ... The third edition. London: Printed for J. Johnson and J. Harris ..., R. and L. Peacock, at the Juvenile Library ...; C. Law ...; and B. Tabart ..., 1807.

59. A Historical Grammar; or, a Chronological Abridgment of Universal History. To which is added, an abridged chronology of the most remarkable discoveries and inventions relative to the arts and sciences, etc. ... Translated by L. Peacock from the 7th edition of the French of La Croze. Revised, corrected and greatly enlarged by C. Bingham [London], 1807.

1810

60. Peacock, Lucy. Patty Primrose, or, The Parsonage House. London: Printed for Darton, Harvey, and Darton, No. 55, Gracechurch-Street, 1810.

61. Peacock, Lucy. The Visit for a Week: or, Hints on the Improvement of Time: Containing original tales, anecdotes from natural and moral history, &c. designed for the amusement of youth. Dublin (Grafton-Street): Printed by William Porter, [181?].

1813

62. Peacock, Lucy. Patty Primrose; or, The Parsonage House. By the author of “A visit for a week” [i.e. Lucy Peacock], etc. London: Darton, Harvey & Darton, 1813.

63. Visite d’une semaine. Ouvrage traduit de l’anglois. [Translated from Lucy Peacock’s “The Visit for a Week.” The dedicatory epistle signed: J.E. Le Febvre.]. London: Dulau & Co., 1813.

1815

64. Peacock, Lucy. Friendly Labours, or Tales and Dramas for the Amusement and Instruction of Youth. Brentford: Philip Norbury, 1815.

65. Peacock, Lucy. The Visit for a Week: or, Hints on the Improvement of Time: containing original tales, anecdotes from natural and moral history, &c. designed for the instruction and amusement of youth. London: Printed for Law and Whittaker; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; John Richardson; J. Harris; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; Darton, Harvey, and Co.; R. Hunter; and Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1815.

1816

66. Emily, or, The Test of Sincerity. London: Printed and sold by John Marshall, 140 Fleet Street, from Aldermary Church-Yard, 1816.

1817

67. Emily, or, The Test of Sincerity. London: Printed and sold by John Marshall, 1817.