it ia ▁Bar ba uld ▁compared ▁to ▁R ous seau ' s ▁Em ile ▁as ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁" pre cept ive ▁fiction ." ▁ ▁Anna ▁Bar ba uld ▁adm ired ▁Gen lis ' s ▁" system ▁of ▁education , ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁action " ▁with ▁" in finite ▁ing enu ity ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁illustr ative ▁inc idents ." ▁Clara ▁Re e ve ▁described ▁Gen lis ' s ▁educational ▁program ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁perfect ▁of ▁any " ▁in ▁Pl ans ▁of ▁Education ▁( 1 7 9 4 ), ▁an ▁ep istol ary ▁work ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁Gen lis ' s ▁novel . ▁Ad ela ide ▁O ' K ee ffe ' s ▁D ud ley ( 1 8 1 9 ) ▁was ▁mode led ▁directly ▁after ▁Gen lis ' s ▁work , ▁and ▁other ▁texts ▁such ▁as ▁Anna ▁Let it ia ▁Bar ba uld ▁and ▁John ▁A ik in ' s ▁Even ings ▁at ▁Home ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁Gen lis ' s ▁T ales ▁of ▁the ▁Castle , ▁a ▁" sp in - off " ▁of ▁Ad èle ▁et ▁Thé odore . ▁As ▁Don elle ▁Ru we ▁notes , ▁Gen lis ' s ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁mother ▁as ▁a ▁powerful ▁educ ating ▁hero ine ▁was ▁inspir ational , ▁but ▁so ▁too ▁were ▁her ▁books ' ▁demonstr ations ▁of ▁how ▁to ▁create ▁hom em ade ▁liter acy ▁objects ▁such ▁as ▁flash ▁cards ▁and ▁other ▁teaching ▁a ids . ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁F é lic ité