A Child's History of England

A Child's History of England
Author Charles Dickens
Country England
Language English
Series Monthly:
January 25, 1851 -
December 10, 1853
Genre History
Publisher London:
Bradbury & Evans
Publication date
1852-1854
Media type Print (Serial, Hardback, and Paperback)
Preceded by Bleak House

A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on December 20, 1851; the second, December 25, 1852; and the third, December 24, 1853.[1] Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. They bore the titles:

Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the accession of Queen Victoria. [2]

A Child's History was included in the curricula of British School children well into the 20th century, with successive editions published from 1851 to World War II.

References

  1. Austen, Jane. Two Histories of England.
  2. Dickens, Charles (1851). A Child's History of England.

External links

Online editions


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