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Jacob Abbott is the author of the first fictional series for children. Born in Maine in 1803, Abbott was raised in a strictly Christian household, the second of seven children. He graduated from Bowdoin College, and went on to study theology at Andover, becoming a teacher and a minister. In 1824, while still a student at Andover, Abbott began teaching at Amherst College, becoming a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy there. Ordained in 1826, he also gave sermons in the college chapel.
In 1829, Jacob Abbott and his brother, John, founded a high school for girls, Mt. Vernon School, in Boston. It was there that Jacob Abbott published his first book, The Young Christian; or, A Familiar Illustration of the Principles of Christian Duty (1832). In 1835, a year after having moved from Mt. Vernon to become a pastor in a Congregational Church in Roxbury, Abbott published the first of his "Rollo" series of books, The Little Scholar Learning to Talk. A Picture Book for Rollo. The series eventually included 14 books, as well as a further series called Rollo's Tour in Europe. Over the next several years, Abbott wrote other series of books, including the "Jonas" series, the "Lucy" series and the "Franconia" stories. He and his brother John wrote Illustrated Histories, biographies of historical figures, written for adolescents.
In total, Abbott wrote 130 books and edited or co-authored another 31. He is credited with having brought a new dimension to children's books. Abbott had been twice married, in 1828 to Harriet Vaughan who died in 1843, and to Mary Woodbury in 1853. He had four sons.
Most Famous Works
- The Young Christian (1832)
- The Little Philosopher, for Schools and Families (1833)
- The Little Scholar Learning to Talk and Rollo learning to Read (1835)
- Rollo Series (1835-1858)
- Jonas Series (1839-1841)
- Lucy Series (1841-1842)
- Illustrated Biographies of historical figures (1848-1853)
- Franconia Series (1850-1853)
- Stories of Rainbow and Lucky (1859-1860)
- Harlie Stories (1862-1863)
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Grand jury indicts 55; including Hofland for criminal threatening ... VillageSoup Belfast, USA - Michael A. Abbott, 26, of Searsmont, was charged with Class C criminal OUI, Class E operating beyond license condition or restriction, Class E failure to ... |
Glenmora releases honor roll Alexandria Town Talk, LA - ... Heavynly Angel Cloud, Kylie Alexis Doyle, Michael Edwards, Halle Abbott Farris, Victoria Lynn Gilchrist, Brendan Mahaffey, Michael Omar Martinez, ... |
 BYUCougars.com | 8 Cross Country Runners Admitted to Nationals BYUCougars.com, UT - From the BYU cross country team, Jacob Gustafsson, Dan Hinckley, Ryan Merriman, Rich Nelson, Nate Ogden, Kyle Perry and Angela Wagner have secured their ... |
First nine-week grading period Muncie Star Press, IN - ... Jacob Sweitzer, Jazmaine Turner, Alexander Vance, William Walker, Malik Wilson, Cecilia Witt, Kevin Wooten, Rebekka York. Sixth Grade: Joshua Abbott, ... |
Social work hard to keep their cup status ic Liverpool, UK - Div Three Shield Rd 1: Richmond RR Jacobs P Christleton. Youth Div: Allerton 2 (Cowdall, Jameson) Hale 2 (Edwards, Bulayima); Calderstones 3 (Edwards, ... |
 Cycle News | Herfoss, Drew and Currie Claim Titles at Infineon Supermoto Cycle News, GA - Brandon Currie (150/6); 2. Matt Burton (124); 3. Danny Casey (114); 4. Casey Yarrow (86); 5. Robert Loire (82); 6. Matt Abbott (68); 7. Kyle Jones (67); 8. ... |
Abbott Dominates National Hare & Hound Finale Cycle News, GA - Jacob Argubright on a KX250 passed KTM-mounted Paul Krause on the final loop for sixth with Nicholas Blais eighth on his CRF450X. Justin Imhof took ninth on ... |
Prop 8 backers target businesses and residents locally, statewide Gay and Lesbian Times, CA - San Diego business owner Jim Abbott, who is also a member of Equality California’s board of directors, received one of the letters on Oct. 22. ... |
PR-B athletes recognized at fall banquet The Lake Country Echo, MN - Glen Abbott was named the Most Valuable Offensive Player and Mitchell Kline received the Most Valuable Defensive Player award. ... |
Casper area honor rolls The Casper Star Tribune, WY - *8th Grade: Rachel Abbott, Kaitlin Boothe, Andrew Bower, Kyrsten Buckallew, Zoey Chapman, Mike Chen, Stormi Chrest, Tania Cortez, Jackson Craig, ... |
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