Samuel McChord Crothers begins by comparing old London to the Baghdad of the Arabian Nights and then introduces young readers to Dickens and the children of his novels. Pip, David Copperfield, Little Nell fleeing Quilp with her grandfather, and the other boys and girls are retold in plain, friendly language, with Jessie Willcox Smith’s illustrations.
A gentle doorway into Dickens for children, and a pleasure for collectors of Jessie Willcox Smith. Download the free EPUB.