Books with title Goody Two Shoes

“Goody Two Shoes” was published in April 1765, and few nursery books have had a wider circulation, or have retained their position so long. The number of editions that have been published both in England and America is legion, and it has appeared in mutilated versions under the auspices of numerous publishing houses in London and the provinces, although of late years there have been no new issues. Even in 1802, Charles Lamb in writing to Coleridge, said–

Goody-Two-Shoes was published in April 1765, and few nursery books have had a wider circulation, or have retained their position so long. The number of editions that have been published, both in England and America, is legion, and it has appeared in mutilated versions, under the auspices of numerous publishing houses in London and the provinces, although of late years there have been no new issues.However this book is a modern adaptation of the first edition of Goody-two-Shoes embellished with the original illustrations of the tale.

Goody Two-Shoes is the story of Margery, an orphan girl, who gets her nickname "Goody Two-Shoes" because of a pair of shoes bought for her by a kind gentleman. Having lost her mother and father at an early age, and being separated from her little brother, Margery finds purpose in life by helping those around her. The story and its morals are simple ones, written in a simpler time, but these lessons of kindness and courtesy are just as important and relevant today. This edition includes scanned pages from an original print of Goody Two-Shoes.

Farmer Meanwell was at one time a very rich man. He owned large fields, and had fine flocks of sheep, and plenty of money. But all at once his good fortune seemed to desert him. Year after year his crops failed, his sheep died off, and he was obliged to borrow money to pay his rent and the wages of those who worked on the farm. At last he had to sell his farm, but even this did not bring him in money enough to pay his debts, and he was worse off than ever...