A critical history of children's literature : a survey of children's books in English from earliest times to the present
by
 
Meigs, Cornelia, 1884-1973.

Title
: 
A critical history of children's literature : a survey of children's books in English from earliest times to the present

prepared in four parts by Cornelia Meigs ; by Cornelia Meigs, Anne Thaxter Eaton, Elizabeth Nesbit, Ruth Hill Viguers ; decorations by Vera Bock.

Personal Author
: 
Meigs, Cornelia, 1884-1973.

Publication Information
: 
New York : Macmillan Company, [1953] (Printed in the United States of America)

Physical Description
: 
xxiv, 624 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliography Note
: 
Includes bibliographical references.

Subject Term
: 
Children's literature, English -- History and criticism.
 
Children -- Books and reading -- English-speaking countries.
 
Illustrated children's books.
 
Children's literature -- Bibliography.
 
Children -- Books and reading.
 
Authors.
 
Artists.
 
Illustrators.
 
Creative ability.
 
Literary form.
 
Literary style

Added Author
: 
Meigs, Cornelia, 1884-1973.
 
Eaton, Anne Thaxter
 
Nesbitt, Elizabeth.
 
Viguers, Ruth Hill, 1903-1971.
 
Bock, Vera.

Added Corporate Author
: 
Macmillan Company.

Contents
: 
Introduction / by H.S. Commager -- Roots in the past: up to 1840 / by Cornelia Meigs -- Widening Horizons: 1840-1890 / by Anne Thaxter Eaton -- A rightful heritage: 1890-1920 / by Elizabeth Nesbitt -- The golden age: 1920-1950 / by Ruth Hill Viguers.


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