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A century of children's books

Florence V. (Florence Valentine) Barry

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PREFACE INTRODUCTION

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APPENDIX A.APPENDIX B Chronological List of Children’s Books from 1700 to 1825 A SELECTION FROM Messrs. Methuen’s PUBLICATIONS

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1. Front matter 2. PREFACE 3. INTRODUCTION 4. CHAPTER I CHAP-BOOKS AND BALLADS 5. CHAPTER II FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES 6. CHAPTER III THE LILLIPUTIAN LIBRARY 7. CHAPTER IV ROUSSEAU AND THE MORAL TALE 8. CHAPTER V THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAU 9. CHAPTER VI DEVICES OF THE MORALIST 10. CHAPTER VII SOME GREAT WRITERS OF LITTLE BOOKS 11. CHAPTER VIII MISS EDGEWORTH’S TALES FOR CHILDREN 12. CHAPTER IX THE OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN OF VERSES 13. APPENDIX A.14. APPENDIX B Chronological List of Children’s Books from 1700 to 1825 15. A SELECTION FROM Messrs. Methuen’s PUBLICATIONS 16. Part II.—A Selection of Series 17. Part III.—A Selection of Works of Fiction

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