CHILD AT HOME;

AN

ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE

FOR THE YOUNG.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

CLARKE AND WILSON, 66, OLD BAILEY.

CONTENTS.

Address,

A merry Christmas, and a happy New Year,

Natural History.-The Elephant,

Letters from Sister Jane, No. 1.-Lisbon,

Infantile Poem, by the Lady Flora Hastings,

Scripture Illustrations, No. 1.-Abraham,

Little Children, by Mary Howitt,

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The early days of Prince Oceola Nikkanochee,

The Child's own Library.-Parlour Magic,

Pictures of English History, No. 1.-The Ancient

Letters from Sister Jane, No. 2.-Lisbon,

Lessons in Botany.-1, What Botany is,.

To a Child, on his asking the question, 'Why does
the Sun go down?'

Lessons in Astronomy.-1, The Solar System,

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3=3

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Susan Yates, or first going to Church,

The Stars,

London Sights, No. 1.-The Tower,

The Two Paths, a German Parable,

Natural History, No. 2.-The Whale,

On the Christening of the Prince of Wales,

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Scripture Illustrations, No. 2.-History of Ishmael, 81

Lessons in Botany, No. 2.-Uses of the Study,

What is it to be Conscientious? a Dialogue,

Letters from Sister Jane, No. 3.-Cadiz,

Garden Conversations.-Ann and her Grandfather

Pictures of English History, No. 2.-The Roman

Invasion,

Recollections of a beloved Sister,

Simple Lectures on Theology.-The Existence of

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God.-Part 1,

What A. B. C. have done,

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111

The Return of Spring,

Letters from Sister Jane, No. 4.-Cadiz,

Lessons in Astronomy.-2, The Sun,

On Spring,.

Scripture Illustrations, No. 3.-Lot,

Where and how to get Riches,

First Persecution of the Christians,

Letters from Sister Jane, No. 5.-Gibraltar,

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Harry and Laura or the drowned Children,

The Frolic, a tale,

John Bunyan,

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The Violet,

Lessons in Astronomy.-3, Mercury and Venus,

Letters from Sister Jane, No. 6.-Island of Sardinia

London Sights, No. 2. Surrey Zoological Gardens

Anecdote of a Dog,

Jane and her Mother.-About Politeness,

The Mother and Child, by Mrs. Wells; .