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    Rollo in the Woods - The Rollo Story Books
    Rollo in the Woods - The Rollo Story Books
    Rollo in the Woods - The Rollo Story Books
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    Rollo in the Woods - The Rollo Story Books

    By Jacob Abbott

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    Originally published in 1857, this is a work of children's fiction by American author, Jacob Abbott. 'Rollo in the Woods' is part of a series of books which tell the story of Rollo and his adventures. Being a devout Christian, Abbott was very keen on utilising children's literature to promote morality and virtue to the young, and this work is no exception. We are republishing this work with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWhite Press
    Release dateFeb 11, 2015
    ISBN9781473398795
    Rollo in the Woods - The Rollo Story Books
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    Jacob Abbott

    Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American author, pastor, and professor. Born Jacob Abbot Ⅲ, he later added a “t” to the end of his name in order to break away from being “the third”. Abbott began his career as a professor of mathematics and philosophy at Amherst college in Massachusetts. He became a licensed preacher in 1826, and later went on to become the founder and pastor of the Eliot Congregational Church. Jacob Abbott wrote many works, including biographies, religious books, and juvenile fiction. By the end of his career, he co-wrote thirty-one titles, and authored one-hundred and eighty books on his own.

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      Rollo in the Woods - The Rollo Story Books - Jacob Abbott

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      Rollo in the Woods

      by

      Jacob Abbott

      Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd.

      This book is copyright and may not be

      reproduced or copied in any way without

      the express permission of the publisher in writing

      British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

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      Contents

      Rollo in the Woods

      Jacob Abbott

      ROLLO AT PLAYINTHE WOODS.

      BRIDGE BUILDING

      A VISITOR.

      DIFFICULTY.

      HEARTS WRONG.

      HEARTS RIGHT AGAIN.

      Jacob Abbott

      Jacob Abbott was born on 14th November 1803 at Hallowell, Maine, United States. He was an American writer of children’s books, much loved for his historical and straightforward approach. Abbott spent his early education at the local Hallowell Academy, later studying at Bowdoin College and graduating in 1820. He then moved to Andover Theological Seminary, and on completing his course became a tutor there from 1824-1825. Abbott was clearly academically gifted and soon after (in 1829) was appointed professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College, having also been licensed to preach by the Hampshire Association in 1826. He also founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829 and was principal of it until 1833.

      After these academic and theological successes, Abbott became a full-time pastor of Eliot Congregational Church (which he founded) at Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1834-1835. With his brothers, he was also a founder, and in 1843–1851 a principal of Abbott’s Institute, and in 1845–1848 of the Mount Vernon School for Boys, in New York City. Abbott is best known for his writing however. He

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