The child and his book
Subtitle: some account of the history and progress of children's literature in England
By: by Mrs. E.M. Field ...
Contributors: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co
Publisher: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.
Published: 1891
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Children's literature -- England.; Education -- England -- History.; Chapbooks.
Table of contents: title: Introductory.; title: Before the Norman conquest.; title: Books from the conquest to Caxton, 1066-1485.; title: The child in England, 1066-1640.; title: Manners maketh man.; title: A.B.C.; title: Educational reform, 1510-1649.; title: Some early printed books.; title: The fear of the Lord and of the broomstick.; title: Some chapbooks, and the progress of the spelling-book.; title: Some nursery classics.; title: To point a moral and adorn a tale.; title: From 1740 to about 1810.; title: Some illustrators of childrens books.; title: Modern developments.