Contributions

  • Power, Rhoda. - Contributor

Publication

1967 - Dobson, London, United Kingdom

Language

English

Word Count

86,000 words, Guess

Page Count

344 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100234770937
  • ISBN-139780234770931
  • OCLC Control Number459629
  • Open LibraryOL14969465M

Classifications

  • DDC941

Description

"Originally published in 1926, the studies in this book illustrate the lives of English children in different historical periods and social contexts. Reconstructions of daily life are used as a means of avoiding the generalised tone employed in many historical accounts, the aim being to develop the young reader's knowledge through a sense of empathy with the figures being described. These figures are a mixture of fictional and real, but all have the basic function of conveying the atmosphere of their age. Highly readable, and containing a large number of beautiful illustrations, the text was co-authored by the renowned medieval historian Eileen Power, together with her sister Rhoda Power. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in early twentieth-century history books for young readers."

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Boys and girls of historyDobson1967-01-01

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