Childhood in literature and art, with some observations on literature for children - 1

Horace E. Scudder

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CHILDHOOD
IN LITERATURE AND ART

WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON
LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN

A Study

BY
HORACE E. SCUDDER

BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
The Riverside Press, Cambridge

The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. U. S. A.
Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Co.

TO
S · C · S ·
WHO WAS A CHILD WHEN THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN

		PAGE
I.	Introduction	[3]
II.	In Greek and Roman Literature	[6]
III.	In Hebrew Life and Literature	[39]
IV.	In Early Christianity	[53]
V.	In Mediæval Art	[81]
VI.	In English Literature and Art	[104]
VII.	In French and German Literature	[180]
VIII.	Hans Christian Andersen	[201]
IX.	In American Literary Art	[217]
	Index	[247]

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