The years stretching from the American Civil War to World War I are regarded as a 'Golden Age of Children's Books'. In this first ever book-length study of the classics of American children's literature, Jerry Griswold analyses twelve tales - including Little Women, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Pollyanna, The Wizard of Oz, and The Secret Garden - discovering that these secular parables all tell essentially the same story, and pointing out the extent to which they emphasize motifs that are distinctively American.
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The years stretching from the American Civil War to World War I are regarded as a 'Golden Age of Children's Books'. In this first ever book-length study of the classics of American children's literature, Jerry Griswold analyses twelve tales - including Little Women, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Pollyanna, The Wizard of Oz, and The Secret Garden - discovering that these secular parables all tell essentially the same story, and pointing out the extent to which they emphasize motifs that are distinctively American.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9780195058888.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. 1st printing. Fine hardcover in Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; light dust spotting on text block edges; tightly bound; bright, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; faintly shelf-scuffed. 8vo, 285 pp; index.
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NEAR FINE in Fine jacket. xiv, 285 pp. Gray cloth backed, b/w plates. Very fresh and sharp, bump to tail edge, bumping to head tips, otherwise pristine. DJ pristine.
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