Title A critical history of children's literature : a survey of children's books in English from earliest times to the present ... / by Cornelia Meigs, ... and others; prepared in four parts under the editorship of Cornelia Meigs

Published New York : MacMillan, 1953 (ie 1967 reprint)

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Description xxiv, 624 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Contents: Introduction, by H. S. Commager.--Roots in the past: up to 1840, by C. Meigs.--Widening Horizons: 1840-1890, by A. Eaton.--A rightful heritage: 1890-1920, by E. Nesbitt.--The golden age: 1920-1950, by R. H. Viguers Analysis Children's literature Notes Contents: Introduction, by H. S. Commager. -- Roots in the past: up to 1840, by C. Meigs. -- Widening Horizons: 1840-1890, by A. Eaton. -- A rightful heritage: 1890-1920, by E. Nesbitt. -- The golden age: 1920-1950, by R. H. Viguers Includes bibliographies Bibliography Includes bibliography Subject Artists. Authors. Children -- Books and reading -- English-speaking countries. Children -- Books and reading. Children's literature -- Bibliography. Children's literature -- History and criticism. Children's literature, English -- History and criticism. Children's literature. Creative ability. Illustrated children's books. Illustrators. Literary form. Literary style. Genre/Form Bibliographies. Author Eaton, Anne. Widening horizons, 1840-1890 Meigs, Cornelia, 1884-1973. Roots in the past, up to 1840 Nesbitt, Elizabeth. Rightful heritage, 1890-1920 Viguers, Ruth Hill, 1903-1971. Golden age, 1920-1950 Macmillan Company, publisher LC no. 53010828

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