Secret gardens : a study of the golden age of children's literature / Humphrey Carpenter.

Secret gardens : a study of the golden age of children's literature / Humphrey Carpenter.

By
Carpenter, Humphrey.

Publication Date
1985

Publication Information
London : Allen & Unwin,

Physical Description
xi, 235 p.

Subject Term
Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.
 
English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
 
English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

Bibliography Note
Includes index.

Summary
Studies children's literature authors, identifies common sources of inspiration, and explores those aspects of their culture that prompted them to artistically make childish sense of the grown-up world.

Language
English

ISBN
9780048090225


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Gander (GGR)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction823.8 C22Checked In