Goody Two-Shoes by McLoughlin Bros.
March brings Goody Two-Shoes. Goody Two-Shoes is a noun meaning an ostentatiously virtuous or well-behaved person.”she was such a goody two shoes”
Goody Two-Shoes was published in April 1765, and few nursery books have had a wider circulation, or have retained their position so long. The number of editions that have been published, both in England and America, is legion, and it has appeared in mutilated versions, under the auspices of numerous publishing houses in London and the provinces, although of late years there have been no new issues.
Goody Two-Shoes is a variation of the Cinderella story. The fable tells of Goody Two-Shoes, the nickname of a poor orphan girl named Margery Meanwell, who goes through life with only one shoe. When a rich gentleman gives her a complete pair, she is so happy that she tells everyone that she has “two shoes”. Later, Margery becomes a teacher and marries a rich widower. This earning of wealth serves as proof that her virtuousness has been rewarded, a popular theme in children’s literature of the era.
I am very interested to read this. I have heard about the story off and on and of course know the song. The saying too, very well known.
On we read.
