▁condem n ▁my ▁species ." ▁A ik in ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁her ▁father , ▁and ▁of ▁her ▁a unt , ▁Mrs ▁Bar ba uld , ▁and ▁many ▁minor ▁pieces . ▁ ▁Like ▁Bar ba uld , ▁A ik in ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁early ▁education , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁published ▁several ▁works ▁to ▁assist ▁young ▁readers : ▁Po etry ▁for ▁Children : ▁Cons isting ▁of ▁Short ▁Pie ces ▁to ▁be ▁Comm itted ▁to ▁Memory ▁( 1 8 0 1 ), ▁Ju ven ile ▁Cor respond ence ▁or ▁Let ters , ▁Design ed ▁as ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁the ▁Ep istol ary ▁Style , ▁for ▁Children ▁of ▁Both ▁Sex es ▁( 1 8 1 1 ), ▁An ▁English ▁Less on ▁Book , ▁for ▁the ▁Junior ▁Class es ▁( 1 8 2 8 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Act s ▁of ▁Life : ▁of ▁Prov iding ▁Food , ▁of ▁Prov iding ▁Cl othing , ▁of ▁Prov iding ▁Sh elter ▁( 1 8 5 8 ). ▁Under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Mary ▁God olph in , ▁A ik in ▁also ▁contributed ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁to ▁versions ▁of ▁Pil gr im ' s ▁Progress , ▁Robinson ▁Cr us oe , ▁Swiss ▁Family ▁Robinson , ▁A es op ' s ▁F ables , ▁Even ings ▁at ▁Home ▁( by ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁a unt ), ▁and ▁Sand ford ▁and ▁M erton ▁written ▁" in ▁W ords ▁of ▁One ▁Sy ll able ". ▁ ▁Let ters ▁and ▁transl ations ▁A ik in ' s ▁convers ational ▁powers ▁were ▁remarkable , ▁and ▁she