The haunted wood : a history of childhood reading
Leith, Sam2025
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Do you remember the first time you fell in love with a book? The stories we read as children extend far beyond our childhoods; they are a window into our deepest hopes, joys and anxieties. They reveal our past - collective and individual, remembered and imagined - and invite us to dream up different futures. In a pioneering history of children's literature, from the ancient world to the present day, Sam Leith reveals the magic of our most cherished stories, and the ways in which they have shaped and consoled entire generations. Excavating the complex lives of beloved writers, Leith offers a humane portrait of a genre - one acutely sensitive to its authors' distinct contexts.
Main title:
The haunted wood : a history of childhood reading / Sam Leith.
Author:
Leith, Sam, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2025.
Collation:
592 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2024.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781836430407 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
809.89282809.892809.8928809.89282 LEI
Language:
English
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BRN:
8829947
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