author

Thomas Richardson

d. 1875

A 19th-century writer for young readers, he is best remembered for small instructional and entertaining books published in Britain. His surviving works suggest a practical, moral style aimed at children and families.

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Richardson's New London fashionable gentleman's valentine writer, or, the lover's own book for this year : Containing a very choice selection of original and popular valentines, with appropriate answers

Richardson's New London fashionable gentleman's valentine writer, or, the lover's own book for this year : Containing a very choice selection of original and popular valentines, with appropriate answers

by Thomas Richardson

About the author

Thomas Richardson was a 19th-century British author associated with children's and juvenile literature. Library records identify him as having died in 1875, and connect his name with works such as Richardson's Juvenile Cabinet, or, Fountain of Learning and other small books for young readers.

The books linked to him suggest an author interested in education as much as entertainment. His publications appear to have been designed to teach reading, manners, and general knowledge in a simple, accessible way that would have suited family and school use.

Firm biographical details about his life are hard to confirm from the sources found, so much of his personal history remains unclear. Even so, the surviving catalog records show a writer who contributed to the lively world of 19th-century children's publishing.