Chronicles of an old English oak, or, Sketches of English life and history
Subtitle: as reported by those who listened to them
By: edited by Emily Taylor, author of "The boy and birds," "Tales of the English," etc
Contributors: Friston, David Henry, illustrator; Anderson, F., engraver
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1860
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Religious life; Juvenile fiction; History
Other titles: Sketches of English life and history
Description: Stories such as the Pilgrimages to Walsingham, and Progresses of Queen Elizabeth, the neighbourhood of a Castle, a Priory, a Hall, and Manor House are presented through the dialogues among an old oak tree, a boy, and Sister Ann.
Notes: Ill. engraved and signed by F. Anderson drawn after D.H. Friston.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.