Zusammenfassung The studies in this 1926 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Reconstructions of daily life are used as a means of avoiding the generalised tone employed in many historical accounts to develop the young reader's knowledge through a sense of empathy with the figures described.

Contenu

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.