Fwd: alphabet games using letter tiles

[Joel S. Berson]

A correspondent on another list asks:

>Does any one know a name for alphabet games during the 18th c in
>which letter tiles  are used?
>A couple are mentioned in Emma by Austen.    I imagine alphabets in
>different forms were sold to help children learn theor letters and
>first words. I, also, imagine that there were many games people
>could play with such letter tiles. I need some sort of name  or
>description of a game  in order to do further research.

Can the august members of this list help?
Joel

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