A Critical History of Children's Literature: A Survey of Children's Books in English, Prepared in Four Parts

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A Critical History of Children's Literature: A Survey of Children's Books in English, Prepared in Four Parts

by Cornelia Meigs, Anne Thaxter Eaton, Elizabeth Nesbitt, Ruth Hill Viguers

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Hardcover, 708 pages

Published 1969 by Macmillan Publishing

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Oct 08, 2008 Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Absolutely outstanding and invaluable! I got my copy used for $1.00 and thought I'd found gold. It's the best history of pre-20th century children's literature I've ever read.

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Sep 08, 2008 CLM rated it 4 of 5 stars

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An outstanding resource.

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