Author: Neuburg, Victor E., introduction by,
Title: The Penny Histories: milestones in children's literataure: a study of chapbooks for young readers over two centuries.
Description: NY, Harcourt Brace World, (1969). 1st Amer ed. VG in VG DJ. Chapbooks formed almost the entire reading matter of poorer people in 18th century England. At a time when children's. literature had a strong religious and didactic bias, these little paperbound books kept alive traditional tales of romance and adventure & fed imaginations of young & old. Facsimiles of 7 penny histories included here as well as detailed bibliography of source material.

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