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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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UXBRIDGE— Whitin Middle School has announced its honor roll for ... Worcester Telegram, MA - Honors: Jordan Abbott, Frederick Aldrich, Tyler Amour, Baron Apple, Ashley Arsenault, Timothy Auger, Emily Barron, Katerina Batchelder, Adrianna Belanger, ... |
 The Keene Sentinel | Short-term closing of Keene skate park puts focus on the future The Keene Sentinel, NH - For Cameron and his friend and fellow skater, 8th-grader Mike Abbott, the solution should be to close the skate park to those kids who misbehave. ... |
More live music top club picks Detroit Free Press, United States - 1310 Abbott, East Lansing. 517-337-2333. Royal Oak Brewery: The Reefermen, 9 pm Wed. 215 E. Fourth, Royal Oak. 248-544-1141. Rusty Nail: Planet of Fun, ... |
Vehicle thefts, break-ins investigated; robbery suspects arrested Jefferson City News Tribune, MO - Also, Jacob Abbott, 18, Holts Summit, was arrested on suspicion of tampering, stealing and multiple counts of property destruction. ... |
Jim Abbott | Sentinel Pop Music Critic Orlando Sentinel, FL - Indie-pop duo Marching Band is just two guys: Swedish musicians Erik Sunberg and Jacob Lind. If the name sounds big, it reflects the sonic vision of Spark ... |
Boonsboro High School Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - ... Jacob L. Reinhart, Eric C. Ryberg, Bilaal A. Saif, Erin C. Scally, Carolyn E. Snyder, Duong N. Vo, Lydia R. White. Grade 10 - Lauren E. Abbott, ... |
Junior Bulldogs pad up for the business end of the season Merimbula News Weekly, Australia - Tries went to Josh Abbott (3), Ben Halfpenny (2), Liam Beazley and Bailey Royle (1 each). Conversions successful for Ben, Dane, Jacob and Daniel. ... |
NEW BUSINESSES Providence Journal, RI - Ultra Auto Sales & Service, Inc.: I: Rebecca Cappalli-Mazeka, 19 Abbott Run Rd., Cumberland 02864. A: Thomas R. Ricci, 300 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick 02888. ... |
Junior League Reports Grenfell Record and Bland Advertiser, Australia - The team consisted of: Jacob and Lukas Coady, Ben Hancock, Ben Abbott, Kyle Norris, Alec Abbott, Chris Dunn, Dan Harveyson, Robert Ryan, Kerrod Dawes, ... |
Longtime coach gives her all to rugby The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - I did a few years there, then I went to John Abbott. I was there for 10 years. Then, I was an assistant at McGill with Vince De Grandpré. ... |
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