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INTRODUCTION.
tioned, that I cannot but believe they are all by the ſame hand—a belief which I think will be ſhared by any one who will take the trouble to compare them carefully. But I ſhould adviſe him to rely on the Newbery editions alone, for grievouſly garbled verſions of nearly every one of theſe books have been iſſued from many different houſes throughout the country.
Many authorities have ſupported the view that Goldſmith was the author of "Goody Two Shoes." Conſpicuous among them was Waſhington Irving, who ſays, "It is ſuggeſted with great probability that he wrote for Mr Newbery the famous nurſery ſtory of 'Goody Two Shoes.'" It is ſaid alſo that William Godwin held this opinion; and I believe there is authority for
