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Teachers of the School Street Universalist Sunday School. Boston
A collaborative voice rather than a single biographical figure, this Boston Sunday school group created a warm mid-19th-century collection of stories, poems, and moral reflections for young readers. Their work carries the feeling of a handmade gift from teachers to the children in their care.
1 Audiobook
Our Gift
by Teachers of the School Street Universalist Sunday School. Boston
About the author
This author credit refers to a collective: the teachers of the School Street Universalist Sunday School in Boston, Massachusetts. Their best-known work, Our Gift, was published in 1851 and was made up of contributions in both prose and poetry by the teachers themselves.
The book was created for children and families, and its tone is affectionate, instructive, and accessible. Project Gutenberg describes it as a collection of moral lessons, stories, and reflections for young readers, and notes that the volume presents writings contributed by twenty-five teachers.
Because this is a group authorship rather than an individual person, there does not appear to be a single personal biography to tell. What stands out instead is the shared purpose behind the book: a community of Boston Universalist teachers using stories and verse to encourage kindness, obedience, reflection, and religious feeling in the children they taught.