The Girl's Own Book

The Tragical Death of a Apple-Pye



The Tragical Death of a Apple-Pye: Who Was Cut in Pieces and Eat by Twenty Five Gentlemen. London: Printed by John Evans, 42 Long Lane, West Smithfield, 1800.

“A is for Apple. B is for Ball,” we say these days. But for two hundred years, English children learning the alphabet grappled instead with apple pie, greed, and interpersonal conflict. Read more about this book on our blog.

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