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Charlotte Barton
![Charlotte Atkinson, portrait attributed to her son, C. E. Atkinson (c. 1842–1846)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Charlotte_Atkinson.jpg)
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Charlotte Atkinson (1796–1867) was the author of Australia's earliest known children's book. The book titled ''A Mother's Offering to her Children: By a Lady, Long Resident in New South Wales.'' Sydney: Gazette Office was published in 1841.
Anonymously published, the book was originally attributed to Lady J.J. Gordon Bremer, the wife of Sir James John Gordon Bremer. However, extensive research by Marcie Muir supports its attribution to Charlotte Barton.