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Frontispiece from ‘The English spelling book’, 1840.
“Gather round, children, and let me tell you stories of the ancient past; of the magic potion known as Snakebite and Black, and the mystic ritual dance called the Gothic Two-Step…” Detail of frontispiece from ‘The English spelling book’, 1840. Briggs Collection LT310.PE/M2
