Boxed card game, The Cottage of Content, published in London by William Spooner in about 1840

Dark blue box with pasted paer label containing twenty playing cards, with hand coloured lithographs and letterpress, and an eight page printed paper booklet.

Totally moral game with even the names of the characters reflecting the theme.

Rewards: ?
Forfeits: ?
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: cards
slipcase with coloured lithograph

Rules:
Full Title:-
THE COTTAGE OF CONTENT OR THE BLESSINGS OF CHEERFULNESS AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR
Showing how Good Dr. Lovejoy did invite a party and award his nice Cottage of Content to Master Peter Placid and Miss Felicia Amiable and how it was their happy lot to be the means of converting their friends from their errors.
RULES AND DIRECTIONS
The picture of the cottage to lay on the table and te two cards of Morals to be divided.
1. One of the party willmix the cards well, and deal them round as far as they will go. The player who has got Dr. Lovejoy is to assume that character during the playing of the game. The cards are then to be gather in by Dr. Lovejoy, whose province it will be to deal them round again; and whoever has got Peter Placid and Felicia Amiable will take their seats, one on each side of Dr. Lovejoy. The cards must then again be called in, and dealt round to the players in their respective order, viz:- Male characters to Male and Female to Female.
2. Dr. Lovejoy will call upon Fanny Fastidious, who after reading the writing on her card must place it on the table. Felicia Amiable at the same time looking for the Moral, and reading it first aloud, then will present it to her.
3. Next player to put the connecting card down, thus, Fanny Fastidious, who took offence at Richard Rough. Richard Rough will nect place his card down, and Peter Placid will recite the Moral as before directed.
4. The game is to continue until all are placed upon the table. Then Dr. Lovejoy will give the Cottage of Content to Peter Placid and Felicia Amiable as a reward for their excellent behaviour, which had promoted so much mirth and good felling amonst his party of visitors.
The morals must be gathered in after playing the game.

Morals:-
8. Fanny Fastidious, who took offence at Richard Rough.
10. Richard Rough, who ridiculed Merry Margaret.
13. Merry Margaret, who felt a dislike at Gloomy Gregory.
11. Gloomy Gregory, who was offended by Jannet Jocular.
6. Jannet Jocular, who made puns at Adolphus Proud.
2. Adolphus Proud, who claimed superiority over HArry Boastful.
3. Harry Boastful, who tried to excite Eliza Envious.
4. Eliza Envious, who looked with scorn on Samuel Ironical.
7. Samuel Ironical, who cast reflections on Sabrina Flirt.
9. Sabrina Flirt, who flouted at James Jestful.
14. James Jestful, who ridicules Jemima Fretful.
1. Jemima Fretful, who could not endure Samuel Suspicious.
12. Samuel Suspicious, who fired up at Charles Cholic.
5. Charles Cholic, who flew in a passion at Samuel Suspicious.

adrress of William Sallis - Cross Key Square, Little Britain

A card game with the same name as a board game that is also in the Museum of Childhood's collection. It is a moral game and described on the front of the box as follows. "Showing how Good Dr Lovejoy did invite a party and award his nice Cottage of Content to Master Peter Placid and Miss Felicia Amiable and how it was their happy lot to be the means of converting their friends from their errors". The friends do not sound like very nice people with names such as Samuel Suspicious and Jemima Fretful.

E.1809&A, 1-20-1954