Ellen, The Teacher

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Mrs. (Barbara) Hofland’s <i>Ellen, The Teacher, a Tale for Youth</i> was published by W. B. Gilley of New York in 1815. The novel tells the tale of Ellen, who as a young girl expressed a desire to be a teacher. Growing up, her mother dies, and her father becomes bankrupt. Her fortunes continue to decline until she is rescued by a kindly older gentleman who sends her to school and helps her become a teacher. Ellen then forms her own school for children who were neglected as she was.