# A century of children's books

Author: Barry, Florence V. (Florence Valentine)

Genre: Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68873

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+century+of+children%27s+books+Barry&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Children and the Supernatural—Steele’s Account of a boy’s reading—Characteristics of chap-book “histories”—Folk-lore and legendary settings—_The History of Friar Bacon_—_Fortunatus_—Other chap-book survivals—The Georgian Autolycus—Travellers’ tales—A great chap-book—Books for men and children—Chap-books and ballads—Treatment of romances—The fairy world—Legend and history—Border and Robin Hood ballads.

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part II. Ch. iii.—“Does not the Horse and the Ass carry you and your](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 2) runs thus:](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/10/index.md)
- [PART II.—A SELECTION OF SERIES](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/12/index.md)
- [PART III.—A SELECTION OF WORKS OF FICTION](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-century-of-children-s-books-68873/chapters/13/index.md)