A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature/Abbott, Jacob

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A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin
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[ 1 ] Abbott, Jacob (1803-1879).—Educationalist and miscellaneous author, b. at Hallowell, Maine, ed. at Bowdoin Coll. and Andover, entered the ministry of the Congregational Church, but was best known as an educationist and writer of religious and other books, mainly for the young. Among them are Beechnut Tales and The Rollo Books, both of which still have a very wide circulation.

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