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THE ROYAL STAR READERS, SECOND BOOK
1897Subcollections
Overview
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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Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1833
Item type
Inscriptions and markings
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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Year
1897
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Historic significance
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