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The great Czech philosopher, educator, theologian, and bishop of the Unity of the Brethren, John Amos Comenius, is considered by many to be the father of modern education because he championed universal education. This inspiring and accessible book lays out his plans to spread knowledge throughout the world so as to ensure that boys and girls everywhere could be trained in a variety of subjects.
"This famous work, apart from ABC's, might be considered the first picture book for children and marked the beginning of juvenile literature in its own right"--Osborne Collection of early children's books, 1566-1910, page 113 (in note to the 1777 London edition).
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.