An edition of Children's books in England

Children's books in England

five centuries of social life

3rd ed. / revised by Brian Alderson

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An edition of Children's books in England

Children's books in England

five centuries of social life

3rd ed. / revised by Brian Alderson

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Language
English
Pages
398

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Subjects
Social life and customs, England, Children's literature, English, History and criticism, Books and reading, Publishers and publishing, Bibliography, Children, History, Jeugdliteratuur, Publishing, Manners and customs, Livres et lecture, Bibliographie, Litterature de jeunesse anglaise, Moeurs et coutumes, Litterature pour la jeunesse anglaise, Histoire, Children's literature, Histoire et critique, Edition, Kinderliteratur, Enfants
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Table of Contents

Preface to the first edition / F. J. Harvey Darton
Preface to the third edition / Brian Alderson
An introductory survey
The legacy of the Middle Ages : fables
The legacy of the Middle Ages : romances and manners
The Puritans : 'good godly books'
The pelar's pack : "the running stationers'
Fairy-tale and nursery rhyme
Interim : between the old and the new
John Newbery
The theorists : Thomas Day, the Edgeworths, and French influence
The moral tale : didactic
The moral tale : persuasive; chiefly in verse
Interim again : the dawn of levity
Two New Englands : 'Peter Parley' and 'Felix Summerly'
The sixties : 'Alice' and after
The eighties and today : freedom
Appendixes contributed by Brian Alderson. Some additional notes on Victorian and Edwardian times
An outline of the evolution of two publishers
A listing of books by F. J. Harvey Darton
F. J. Harvey Darton : 'The Youth of a Children's Magazine'
Editor's notes
General book list

Edition Notes

Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 362-375.

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Cambridge, Eng., New York

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Library of Congress
PR990 .D3 1982

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xviii, 398 p.
Number of pages
398
Dimensions
26 x x centimeters

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Open Library
OL21535580M
Internet Archive
childrensbooksin0000dart
ISBN 10
0521240204
ISBN 13
9780521240208
LCCN
81006161
Library Thing
610096
Goodreads
3637373

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