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Janeway’s classic and morbid nursery tale, originally published in 1672, which began a popular trend for confessional style type writings. The Puritan James Janeway compiled numerous accounts of the conversions from young children and their testimonies before their early deaths. And next to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and the Scriptures, this was the most widely read book for children during the seventeenth century. Over the years, long to be considered a great addition to any well-rounded library for Christian studies. Despite condition flaws, this small book the size of a pocket bible, fits well into any early religious book collectors’ or special collections library.