Mary Hughs

alt=One of William Darton's advertisements, an early publisher of Hughes. From A Mother's Care Rewarded One of William Darton's advertisements, an early publisher of Hughes. From A Mother's Care Rewarded

Book art for one of Hughes' more popular novels, The Ivy WreathMary Hughes (sometimes spelled Hughs), née Mary Robson''', was a British children's and Christian literature author.

Biography She was born in Newcastle, England, and began writing children's books in 1811. Her first works, including Aunt Mary's Tales for the Entertainment and Improvement of Little Girls: Addressed to her Nieces, written in 1811, followed by Aunt Mary's Tales for the Entertainment and Improvement of Little Boys: Addressed to her Nephews in 1813, and The Ornaments Discovered in 1815,

After 21 years of running the school, in 1839, Mary Hughes and her husband Thomas retired to a farm in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 1818 The Alchemist 1819 The Orphan Girl|Believed to be 1st edition 1820 A Natural History of Quadrupeds in Simple Verse: Designed for Children|Believed to be 1st edition 1820 The Twin Brothers|Boase cites 1839, 1820 Something New From Aunt Mary| 1820 Village Dialogues|Printed in vol. 1 of Tracts Designed to Inculcate Moral Conduct on Christian Principles, published by the Christian Tract Society. Boase cites 1839 as well 1820 The Sick Man's Friend|Printed in vol. 3 of Tracts Designed to Inculcate Moral Conduct on Christian Principles, published by the Christian Tract Society. 1824 A Mother's Care Rewarded: in the Correction of Those Defects Most General in Young People, During Their Education|Hathitrust.org cites Hughes as the author, though the book makes no reference to her 1829 Emma Mortimer| 1830 Pleasing and Instructive Stories|Links to an undated edition 1836 Sickroom Dialogues, 4th Edition| 1849 The Ivy Wreath|Believed to be published in 1849 by Lindsay and Blakiston; original publication date unknown 1849 The Proud Girl Humbled; or, The Two School-mates|Published by Lindsay and Blakiston in 1849; original publication date unknown 1849 Holidays in the Country, or, Vanity Disappointed|Published by Lindsay and Blakiston in 1849; original publication date unknown 1849 Lissie Linden and Her Mockingbird|Published by Lindsay and Blakiston in 1849; original publication date unknown 1849 Generosity, or, the Story of Sybella and Florence|Believed to be published in 1849 by Lindsay and Blakiston; original publication date unknown 1849 The Mother's Birthday, or, the Broken Vase|Published by Lindsay and Blakiston in 1849; original publication date unknown 1849 Frank Worthy, or, the Orphan and His Benefactor|Published by Lindsay and Blakiston in 1849; original publication date unknown 1849 May Morning, or, a Visit to the Country|Published by Lindsay and Blakiston in 1849; original publication date unknown 1850 The Young Artist, or, Self-Conquest|Published by Lindsay and Blakiston in 1850; original publication date unknown 1850 The Young Sailor, or, Perseverance Rewarded|Published by Lindsay and Blakiston in 1850; original publication date unknown ? Buds and Blossoms'' Unknown publication date