First published in 1798, this influential work on education by father-and-daughter team Richard Lovell and Maria Edgeworth offers a detailed and thoughtful critique of contemporary educational practices and proposes innovative new methods for fostering learning and moral development. With chapters on everything from geography and history to mathematics and storytelling, this volume is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of a rational and humane education system.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.