The Story of a Short Life

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, c1885. Hardback. Good. 82pp. Gordon Browne. A charming copy of Juliana Horatia Ewing work of children's fiction, and with illustrations by Gordon Browne. Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing (Gatty) (1842 - 1885) was a writer of children's stories, daughter of The Rev. Alfred Gatty and Margaret Gatty, also a writer for children. Among her tales, which have hardly been excelled in sympathetic insight into child-life, and still enjoy undiminished popularity, are: A Flat Iron for a Farthing, Jackanapes, Jan of the Windmill, Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances, and The Story of a Short Life. She was born at Ecclesfield, Yorkshire on August 3, 1841; married June 1, 1867, to Alexander Ewing and died at Bath, May 13, 1885. She was buried at Trull, Somerset, on May 16, 1885. Illustrated by Gordon Browne. Hardback. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and also to the extremities. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, with some minor wear to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean and bright, with the occasional spots and handling marks. Good