author
Alicia Catherine Mant
d. 1869
A 19th-century English writer of children's stories, she is remembered for books that mixed lively storytelling with clear moral lessons. Her work reflects the strongly instructive style that shaped much of early children's literature.
2 Audiobooks
Christmas, A Happy Time A Tale, Calculated for the Amusement and Instruction of Young Persons
by Alicia Catherine Mant
The Blue Jar Story Book
by Maria Edgeworth, Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Alicia Catherine Mant
About the author
Born in Southampton on July 15, 1788, Alicia Catherine Mant became a prolific English author whose writing was aimed especially at young readers. Her stories were often shaped by religious and moral themes, which were central to much children's literature of her time.
She published works including Christmas, a Happy Time and Ellen, or The Young Godmother, and her writing shows how closely entertainment and instruction were linked in early 19th-century children's books. Modern readers often encounter her today through anthologies and digital archives that preserve these once-popular tales.
Mant died on February 26, 1869, in Ballymoney. Although she is not widely known now, her books offer a useful glimpse into the values, teaching methods, and reading culture of her era.