A Warning to Profane Swearers.
- Title
- A Warning to Profane Swearers.
- Description
- A chapbook— a small pamphlet folded from a single sheet—published by an offshoot of the Darton family, who specialised in children’s books in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It contains two stories, embellished with woodcuts, intended to teach children about the dangers of swearing and the importance of telling the truth. The first tells the story of an unfortunate enslaved woman who was struck dead by lightning after blaspheming. The second is the often‑retold tale of the young George Washington refusing to lie about cutting down a cherry tree. Works such as this give an insight into the kinds of works deemed appropriate for children and social and moral opinions of the time.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Darton and Son
- Date
- around 1830
- Format
- Chapbook
- Century
- 19th
- Subject
- Swearing