E. V. Lucas gathers twenty stories by forgotten writers for children of roughly 1790 to 1830, with a few later pieces. Dicky Random, Jemima Placid, the farm-yard journal and the fruits of disobedience show an age that preferred teaching to entertaining, and Lucas presents them with affection and a wry eye on their solemnity.
A delightful window on Georgian nurseries for collectors and historians of children’s books. Download the free EPUB.