A century of children's booksFront matterReading editionChapter navigation17 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACEINTRODUCTIONChapter I · CHAP-BOOKS AND BALLADSChapter II · FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIESChapter III · THE LILLIPUTIAN LIBRARYChapter IV · ROUSSEAU AND THE MORAL TALEChapter V · THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ROUSSEAUChapter VI · DEVICES OF THE MORALISTChapter VII · SOME GREAT WRITERS OF LITTLE BOOKSChapter VIII · MISS EDGEWORTH’S TALES FOR CHILDRENChapter IX · THE OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN OF VERSESAPPENDIX A.APPENDIX B Chronological List of Children’s Books from 1700 to 1825A SELECTION FROM Messrs. Methuen’s PUBLICATIONSPart II.—A Selection of SeriesPart III.—A Selection of Works of FictionBeginning of this editionNext chapter →PREFACEAll chapters and sections (17)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACEINTRODUCTIONChapters123456789Other sectionsAPPENDIX A.APPENDIX B Chronological List of Children’s Books from 1700 to 1825A SELECTION FROM Messrs. Methuen’s PUBLICATIONSParts23METHUEN & CO. LTD. 36 ESSEX STREET W. C. LONDON◇First Published in 1922◇PREFACE →