Boys and Girls of History
Boys and Girls of History
Rhoda Power
£30.00
GBPOriginally 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.
Product details
January 2012Paperback
9780521236065
360 pages
203 × 127 × 20 mm
0.39kg
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Table of Contents
- 1. Lucius has a holiday
- 2. Olaf the Dane
- 3. The making of a Domesday Book
- 4. The training of a Squire
- 5. The children's crusade
- 6. The novice of Sempringham
- 7. The glover's apprentice
- 8. A schoolboy of St. Paul's
- 9. A boy king's working day
- 10. The childhood of Lady Jane Grey
- 11. John of the Golden Hind
- 12. Salathiel Pavy, the boy actor
- 13. A little Stuart housewife
- 14. At the court of the great Mogul
- 15. Cargo comes to Old Virginia
- 16. Pestilence and fire
- 17. Miss-Top-Ashish, the little giant
- 18. A visit to Stourbridge fair
- 19. George III visits Eton
- 20. A sheep-shearing at Holkham
- 21. Little slaves of industry
- 22. On board the Victory
- 23. The first railway journey
- 24. Queen Victoria's childhood
- A note on books.
