THE ROYAL STAR READERS, SECOND BOOK

1897
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Hardback book titled "The Royal Star Readers"
Faded red cloth board cover with star design in black ink at centre front, with the words, "Royal School Series" inside the star within a circular band which in turn encloses entwined letters in Gothic script. At lower right in smaller print, "Royal Star Readers / No. 2"
Published by T. Nelson & Sons, 1897.
126 pages

Historical information

Victoria Benedicta Whitfield (Dicta) born 1897 was the daughter of George Benjamin Whitfield and Henrietta Mary nee Growse. As a child she lived at "Knockdominie", a property in the Toodyay district.

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cwa-org-37-2001.1833
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Handwritten inside "Dicta Whitfield"

Contextual Information

The Royal Star Readers were part of the Royal Readers and Royal School series of books produced by publisher Thomas Nelson & Sons from 1877, in response to the enactment of compulsory schooling laws in the UK and increased demand for instructional books.

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Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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