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Pinnock : History of Rome

Andrew Lang, in Adventures Among Books, on being introduced to Dickens: 'I had minded my lessons, and satisfied my teachers -- I know I was reading Pinnock's "History of Rome" for pleasure -- till ... I felt a "call", and underwent a process which may be described as the opposite of "conversion". The call came from Dickens. Pickwick was brought into the house ... I read "Pickwick" in convulsions of mirth. I dropped Pinnock's "Rome" for good.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Andrew Lang      Print: Book

  

William Pinnock : 'Catechisms of History and Geography"

Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at school: 'At Miss Crooke's [school] [...] we learned Pinnock's Catechisms of History and Geography [...] For religious instruction we read portions of the Old Testament, and the Gospels, and Acts of the Apostles in a class every day, using Mrs. Trimmer's "Selections"'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Pupils at Miss Crooke's school, Newport, Isle of Wight.     Print: Book

  

William Pinnock : Catechism

Elizabeth Missing Sewell recalls her studies to the age of thirteen: 'As regards history, I had learnt absolutely perfectly the chief events in the reigns of the English kings given in Pinnock's Catechism, and could go through the dates without a mistake.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Missing Sewell      Print: Book

  

William Pinnock : [?] Catechism of the History of England

'we learned Pinnock's Catechisms of History and Geography, and parsed sentences grammatically. For religious instruction we read portions of the Old Testament, and the Gospels, and Acts of the Apostles in a class every day, using Mrs Trimmer's "Selections"; and on Sundays we repeated the Collect and learned Watts's hymns, besides going through the Church Catechism. We also had Crossman's Catechism given us as an explanation of the Church Catechism'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Missing Sewell      Print: Book

  

William Pinnock : Catechism of Geography; being an easy Introduction to the Knowledge of the World

'we learned Pinnock's Catechisms of History and Geography, and parsed sentences grammatically. For religious instruction we read portions of the Old Testament, and the Gospels, and Acts of the Apostles in a class every day, using Mrs Trimmer's "Selections"; and on Sundays we repeated the Collect and learned Watts's hymns, besides going through the Church Catechism. We also had Crossman's Catechism given us as an explanation of the Church Catechism'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Missing Sewell      Print: Book

 

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