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100 1 _aLeith, Sam,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTHE HAUNTED WOOD :
_bA History of Childhood Reading /
_cSAM LEITH
246 3 0 _aHistory of childhood reading
264 1 _aLondon :
_bOneworld Publications Ltd.,
_c2024
300 _axiii, 578 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _tOnce upon a time: the prehistory of children's writing -- '
_tCome, boy, learn to be wise': moralists and fabulists --
_tDown the rabbit-hole: the dawning of the golden age --
_tMan-cubs and naughty bunnies: late Victorian --
_tNever such innocence again: the Edwardians --
_tAn enchanted place: between the wars --
_tLashings and lashings: post-war writers --
_tA crack in the teacup: sixties and seventies fantasy and science fiction --
_tHarsh realities: the darker side of children (and rabbits) --
_tRepresenting: how children's stories became diverse --
_tBack to the future: old potions in new bottles --
_tA thousand words: picture books.
520 _a"Do you remember the first time you fell in love with a book? Maybe you tumbled down a rabbit hole, flew out of your bedroom window, or found the key to a secret garden. And in the silence of that moment, your whole life changed forever. The stories we read as children are indelible in our memories; reaching far beyond our childhoods, they are a window into our deepest hopes, joys and anxieties. They reveal our past -- collective and individual, remembered and imagined -- and invite us to dream up different futures. In a pioneering history of the children's literary canon, The Haunted Wood reveals the magic of childhood reading, from the ancient tales of Aesop, through the Victorian and Edwardian golden age to new classics. Excavating the complex lives of our most beloved writers, Sam Leith offers a humane portrait of a genre and celebrates the power of books to inspire and console entire generations." --Publisher's description
650 1 0 _aChildren's literature, English
_xHistory and criticism
650 2 0 _aChildren's literature
_xAppreciation
650 2 0 _aChildren's
_xBooks and reading
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