xi, 235 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents
Preface -- Prologue The road to Arcadia -- pt. 1. Arrears of destruction -- 1. Parson Lot takes a cold bath : Charles Kingsley and The water babies -- 2. Alice and the mockery of God -- 3. George MacDonald and the tender grandmother -- 4. Louisa Alcott and the happy family -- pt. 2. The Arcadians -- 1. Bevis, the pioneer -- 2. Kenneth Grahame and the search for Arcadia -- 3. E. Nesbit : a Victorian in disguise -- 4. Beatrix Potter : the ironist in Arcadia -- 5. The wind in the willows -- 6. J.M. Barrie and Peter Pan : "That terrible masterpiece" -- 7. A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh : farewell to the enchanted places -- Epilogue The garden revisited -- Notes and references -- Index
Summary
Examines the lives and writings of the Golden Age authors--from Alice in Wonderland to Winnie-the-Pooh
Analysis
Children Books and reading Great Britain
Children's literature, English History and criticism
English fiction History and criticism 19th century
English fiction History and criticism 20th century
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-231) and index
