| Description |
viii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 23 cm |
| Series |
Dover pictorial archive series |
|
Dover pictorial archive series.
|
| Contents |
Morals and manners: An exchange of letters -- Watts' divine songs -- The nursery garland -- Story of the little drummer -- The remedy -- Juvenile dialogues -- The dangers of the streets -- Dangerous sports -- Dolly Primrose, the dairy maid -- My sister -- The good boy's soliloquy -- The good girl's soliloquy -- The results of stealing a pin -- The cautious mother -- Little rhymes for little folks -- The two sisters -- The snow-drop -- The rose-bud -- The pink -- Simple stories for little folk -- Select rhymes for the nursery -- The slave's friend -- Fanny Overkind -- Nursery rhymes: The pleasant history of Jack Horner -- Simple Simon -- Nurse Love-Child's legacy -- The history of Little Tom Tucker -- The story of little Sarah and her johnny-cake -- Mother Goose's melodies -- Street cries: The cries of London -- American street cries -- Fairy tales: The children in the wood -- Adventures of Little Red Riding Hood -- Jack the giant killer -- Anthropomorphism: Old Mother Hubbard and her wonderful dog -- The butterfly's ball, and grasshopper's feast -- Death and burial of Cock Robin -- Old Mother Mitten and her funny kitten -- Adventures of Puss in Boots -- Words of one syllable: Little scenes for good boys -- Robinsonades: Robinson Crusoe -- Life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe -- Humor and riddles: Jerry Diddle and his fiddle -- The gaping, wide-mouthed, waddling frog -- Grandmamma Easy's Old Dame Hicket and her wonderful cricket -- A curious hieroglyphick Bible -- A whetstone for dull wits -- The puzzling cap -- A collection of birds and riddles -- Books on sports, games and pastimes: Juvenile games for the four seasons -- Girl's own book -- Juvenile pastimes, in verse -- Periodicals: The Juvenile magazine -- The Juvenile miscellany -- Merry's museum -- Books that teach: Jack Jingle -- The good child's illustated alphabet -- The tragical death of an apple pie -- The golden pippin -- Mrs. Lovechild's golden present -- Marmaduke Multiply -- American pictorial primer -- The holiday ABC book -- The picture alphabet -- Pond's Murray's grammar -- Little Frank's almanac -- Life on the farm -- What is veal? -- Elton's pictorial A.B.C |
| Summary |
Illustrations and extracts from old children's books. Includes sections on street cries, morals and manners, nursery rhymes, periodicals, and books of instruction |
| Notes |
Children's Literature Collection |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Children's literature -- History and criticism.
|
|
Children's literature, English -- Early works to 1800.
|
|
Children's literature, English -- Early works to 1900
|
|
Children's literature.
|
|
Illustrated children's books -- History.
|
|
Illustrated children's books.
|
|
Literature -- Collections.
|
|
Literature -- Collections.
|
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
|
| Author |
Arnold, Arnold.
|
| LC no. |
77086640 |
| ISBN |
0486220419 |
|
9780486220413 |
|
