Children's Books in England: Five Centuries of Social LifeWith literature as his central theme, the author of this history of children's books in England also wove in biography and facts of social and commercial history. This edition has additional biographical notes, a supplementary chapter on the late Victorian and Edwardian eras and 60 illustrations. |
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Page 35
... probably the earliest printed version , the Geste of Robyn Hode , issued by de Worde ( c . 1510 ) . There were at least three printed versions before 1534 , and about 1560 Copland reissued it with an early play on the subject , ' very ...
... probably the earliest printed version , the Geste of Robyn Hode , issued by de Worde ( c . 1510 ) . There were at least three printed versions before 1534 , and about 1560 Copland reissued it with an early play on the subject , ' very ...
Page 191
... probably some passages in other tales - ' groaning all the while , and saying he can make nothing of it ' . The plates , which he did not like , were probably by Mulready . ' Lamb may have found the task - work - for it was that - a ...
... probably some passages in other tales - ' groaning all the while , and saying he can make nothing of it ' . The plates , which he did not like , were probably by Mulready . ' Lamb may have found the task - work - for it was that - a ...
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... probably the best known of Abbott's works . He had , as E. V. Lucas says , ' a pleasant , leisurely , and very wise pen ' . Yet he has never been dear to English readers , never known in the sense that half the middle - aged English ...
... probably the best known of Abbott's works . He had , as E. V. Lucas says , ' a pleasant , leisurely , and very wise pen ' . Yet he has never been dear to English readers , never known in the sense that half the middle - aged English ...
Contents
An Introductory Survey I | 1 |
i Fables | 9 |
ii Romance and Manners | 32 |
Copyright | |
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International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature Peter Hunt,Sheila G. Bannister Ray No preview available - 1996 |
Een geschiedenis van het jeugdtheater: de ontwikkeling van het kindbeeld in ... Ton Panken No preview available - 1998 |