Children's fiction, 1765-1808
Subtitle: John Carey, Margaret King Moore, Lady Mount Cashell, Henry Brooke
By: edited with an introduction and notes by Anne Markey
Series: Literature of early modern Ireland series; Early Irish fiction, c.1680-1820; Literature of early modern Ireland; Early Irish fiction, c.1680-1820
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781846822872; 9781846822889
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; History and criticism; Children's literature; Children's literature, Irish
Description: Substantial critical attention has been paid in recent years to the ways in which English-language children's fiction of the long 18th century reflected diverse adult anxieties and social concerns. This volume offers a selection of stories encountered by young readers, written by Irish authors and published between 1765 and 1808.
Notes: Includes notes (169-185) and bibliographical references (p.187-189).
Table of contents: title: Learning better than house and land / John Carey; title: Stories of old Daniel / Margaret King Moore, Lady Mount Cashell; title: Fable of the three fishes: Three fishes' from The fool of quality / Henry Brooke. A curious and instructive tale of three little fishes / [anon]. The three little fishes, a story / John Clowes.