Pictures and Stories from Forgotten Children's Books

by Arnold Arnold (Compiler)

Illustrations and extracts from old children's books. Includes sections on street cries, morals and manners, nursery rhymes, periodicals, and books of instruction.

170 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1970

Reviews

[Cara Byrne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting resource for those investigating nineteenth century print culture for children, especially as it features American and British chap-books, periodicals and magazines for children. It's a brief collection, focusing much more on illustrative-heavy publications instead of works for older children and adults, which is helpful for those researching works for young children.

Published in 1969, the book shows its age occasionally, especially in the introduction where Arnold Arnold begrudges the "barrage of corroding nonsense from mass communications media" (6).