Defoe crusoe6/30/2023 ![]() Charles Nichols’ signature inside of his edition of Robinson Crusoe.Ĭharles Nichols (1808-1885) was Rose’s great-uncle Arthur Howard Nichols’ uncle. Charles Nichols’ signature inside of his schoolbook. Both of these books belonged to Charles Nichols. This edition of Robinson Crusoe looks very similar to children’s primary schoolbooks of the early nineteenth-century. We can compare this edition of Crusoe to one of those schoolbooks–called primers–thanks to their shared ownership. This book, part of Rose’s collection left to the museum at our matriarch’s behest, is so precious that it must be housed in our archives in order to ensure its preservation. This object is special not only for its physicality, but perhaps even more so for its home: the Nichols House Museum’s archives. That was certainly the case in New England in 1809, as evidenced by this month’s special book from Rose’s library. ![]() ![]() We have a special treat to explore in this month’s Reading with Rose: Robinson Crusoe. Considered by some to be the first modern novel, Daniel Defoe’s isolation epic is a touchstone of childhood reading the world over. ![]()
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