The List shows only books studied in the foregoing chapters. It includes no undated chap-books.
| A.D. | |
| 1700. | Anon. The History of the Two Children in the Wood. |
| 1701. | Bunyan, John. A Book for Boys and Girls;
or, Temporal Things Spiritualised. |
| 1702. | White, Thomas. A Little Book for Little Children (12th edn.). |
| 1708. | Chap-books mentioned in The Weekly Comedy
(Jan. 22): Jack and the Gyants, Tom Thumb, etc. |
| 1709. | Romances given in Steele’s paper (Tatler,
Nov. 15-17): Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy
of Warwick, The Seven Champions, etc. |
| 1712. | Anon. The Child’s Week’s Work. |
| 1715. | Watts, Isaac. Divine Songs for Children. |
| 1727. | Anon. The Hermit; or, Philip Quarll. |
| 1738. | Wright, J. Spiritual Songs for Children. (2nd edn.) |
| 1743. | Anon. The Little Master’s Miscellany. |
| 1744. | Anon. A Little Pretty Pocket Book. |
| Anon. Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book. 2 vols. |
| 1745-66. | Anon. The Circle of the Sciences. |
| 1746. | Anon. The Travels of Tom Thumb. |
| 1749. | Fielding, Sarah. The Governess; or, The Little Female Academy (2nd edn.). |
| 1751. | Anon. The Lilliputian Magazine. |
| Marchant, John. Puerilia; or, Amusements for the Young. |
| 1752. | Anon. A Pretty Book of Pictures for Little Masters and Misses; or,
Tommy Trip’s History of Beasts and Birds. |
| 1760. | Anon. The Top Book of All for Little Masters and Misses. |
| 1760-65. | Anon. Mother Goose’s Melody; or, Sonnets for the Cradle. |
| 1761. | The Philosophy of Tops and Balls. (Adv. Apr. 9.) |
| 1765. | Anon. The Renowned History of Giles Gingerbread: a Little Boy
who lived upon Learning. |
| Anon. The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes. |
| 1767. | Anon. The Twelfth Day Gift: or, the Grand Exhibition. |
| 1768. | Anon. Tom Thumb’s Folio. |
| 1770. | Anon. The Letters between Master Tommy and Miss Nancy Goodwill. |
| Anon. Robin Goodfellow; “A Fairy Tale written by A Fairy”. |
| 1777. | Anon. The History of the Enchanted Castle; or, The Prettiest Book for Children. |
| c. 1777. | Anon. Juvenile Correspondence; or, Letters suited to Children from
four to above ten years of age. |
| 1780. | Anon. The Poetical Flower Basket. |
| Anon. The Governess; or, Evening Amusements at a Boarding School. |
| Barbauld, Anna Laetitia. Easy Lessons. Hymns in Prose for Children. |
| c. 1780. | Cooper, W. D. The Oriental Moralist. |
| 1781. | Anon. Juvenile Trials. |
| 1782. | Anon. The History of King Arthur (from Dryden). |
| Anon. Oriental Tales: The Ruby Heart and The Enchanted Mirror. |
| More, Hannah. Sacred Dramas. |
| 1783. | Day, Thomas. The History of Sandford and Merton, Vol. I. |
| c. 1783. | Fenn, Eleanor (Lady Fenn). The Juvenile Tatler. |
| 1786. | Day, Thomas. Sandford and Merton, Vol. II. |
| Trimmer, Sarah. Fabulous Histories. |
| 1787. | Anon. The Adventures of a Silver Penny. |
| Anon. The Juvenile Biographer (New England edn.). |
| Anon. The Lilliputian Masquerade. |
| Day, Thomas. The Children’s Miscellany. |
| c. 1787. | Anon. The Adventures of a Silver Threepence. |
| 1788. | Kilner, Dorothy (“M. P.”). The Life and Perambulation of a Mouse. |
| The Village School. |
| Kilner, Mary Jane (“S. S.”). The Adventures of a Pincushion. |
| Jemima Placid; or, The Advantage of Good-Nature. |
| Memoirs of a Peg Top. |
| c. 1788. | Anon. The Renowned History of Primrose Prettyface. |
| 1789. | Anon. The Adventures of Philip Quarll (adapted). |
| Anon. The History of Prince Lee Boo. |
| Anon. The Life and Adventures of a Fly. |
| Cooper, W. D. Blossoms of Morality. |
| Day, Thomas. Sandford and Merton. Vol. III. |
| Fenn, Eleanor (Lady F.). The Fairy Spectator. |
| c. 1789. | Tom Thumb’s Exhibition. |
| 1790. | Anon. Mirth without Mischief. |
| Kilner, Dorothy (?). Anecdotes of a Boarding School. |
| 1791. | Wollstonecraft, Mary. Original Stories from Real Life. |
| 1792-96. | Aikin, A. L. and J. (Mrs. Barbauld and Dr. Aikin). Evenings at Home. 6 vols. |
| 1794-5. | Wakefield, Priscilla. Mental Improvement. 2 vols. |
| 1796-1800. | Edgeworth, Maria. The Parents’ Assistant; or, Stories for Children. |
| 1798. | Kendall, Edward Augustus. Keeper’s Travels in Search of his Master. |
| 1799. | Kendall, E. A. The Crested Wren. |
| Pilkington, Mrs. M. S. Biography for Girls. Tales of the Cottage. |
| 1800. | Kendall, E. A. The Stories of Senex; or, Little Histories of Little People. |
| The Swallow. |
| Pilkington, M. S. The Asiatic Princess. |
| Porter, Jane. The Two Princes of Persia. |
| Sandham, Elizabeth. The Boys’ School. |
| 1801. | Anon. The Dog of Knowledge; or, Memoirs of Bob, the Spotted Terrier. |
| Edgeworth, Maria. Early Lessons. 2 vols. Moral Tales. |
| Wakefield, Priscilla. The Juvenile Travellers. |
| 1802. | Pilkington, M. S. Marvellous Adventures; or, the Vicissitudes of a Cat. |
| 1804. | Taylor, Ann and Jane; and O’Keefe, Adelaide. Original Poems for Infant Minds. |
| 1805. | Anon. Songs for the Nursery. |
| Lamb, Charles. The King and Queen of Hearts. |
| 1806. | Taylor, A. & J.; and O’Keefe, A. Rhymes for the Nursery. |
| 1807. | Anon. The Children in the Wood (moralised). |
| Anon. Robin Hood (moralised). |
| B., W. The Elephant’s Ball. |
| Dorset, Mrs. C. A. The Lion’s Masquerade. The Peacock “At Home”. |
| Lamb, Charles and Mary. Tales from Shakespear. |
| Roscoe, William. The Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast. |
| Turner, Elizabeth. The Daisy; or, Cautionary Stories in Verse. |
| 1808. | Anon. The Academy; or, a Picture of Youth. |
| Anon. Stories of Old Daniel. |
| Lamb, Charles. The Adventures of Ulysses. |
| Pilkington, M. S. Biography for Boys. |
| Taylor, Ann. The Wedding among the Flowers. |
| 1809. | Lamb, Charles and Mary. Mrs. Leicester’s School. Poetry for Children. |
| Pilkington, M. S. Biography for Girls. |
| Sandham, Elizabeth. The Adventures of a Bullfinch. |
| The Adventures of Poor Puss. |
| 1810. | Argus, Arabella. The Juvenile Spectator. |
| Ritson (ed.). Gammer Gurton’s Garland. |
| 1811. | Anon. Felissa; or, The Life and Opinions of a Kitten of Sentiment. |
| Lamb, Charles. Prince Dorus. |
| Turner, Elizabeth. The Cowslip; or, More Cautionary Stories in Verse. |
| 1812. | Elliott, Mary (formerly Belson). Precept and Example. |
| Sandham, Elizabeth. The Perambulations of a Bee and a Butterfly. |
| 1815. | Argus, Arabella. The Adventures of a Donkey. |
| Edgeworth, Maria. Early Lessons. Vols. III and IV. |
| c. 1815. | Sherwood, M. M. Little Henry and his Bearer. |
| 1816. | Aikin, Lucy. Juvenile Correspondence. |
| Anon. The Peacock and Parrot on their Tour to discover
the Author of The Peacock “At Home”. |
| Edgeworth, Richard Lovell and Maria. Readings on Poetry. |
| Elliott, Mary. The Orphan Boy; or, A Journey to Bath. |
| Mister, Mary. The Adventures of a Doll. |
| 1818. | Elliott, Mary. The Modern Goody Two Shoes. The Adventures of Thomas Two Shoes. |
| Sandham, Elizabeth. The School-fellows. |
| Sherwood, Martha Mary. The History of the Fairchild Family. |
| Taylor, Jefferys. Harry’s Holiday. |
| 1819. | Elliott, Mary. The Rambles of a Butterfly. |
| Sherwood, M. M. The Little Woodman and His Dog Cæsar. |
| 1820. | Sherwood, M. M. (ed.). The Governess. |
| 1820. | Taylor, Jefferys. Æsop in Rhyme. |
| 1821. | Anon. The Sixteen Wonderful Old Women. |
| Anon. The Young Reviewers; or, The Poems Dissected. |
| Argus, Arabella. Further Adventures of a Donkey. |
| Ostentation and Liberality. |
| Edgeworth, Maria. Rosamond, A Sequel to Rosamond in Early Lessons. |
| Elliott, Mary. Confidential Memoirs; or, the Adventures
of a Parrot, a Greyhound, a Cat and a Monkey. |
| Hack, Maria. Harry Beaufoy; or, The Pupil of Nature. |
| Sherwood, M. M. The Infant’s Progress. |
| 1822. | Edgeworth, Maria. Frank. A sequel to Frank, in Early Lessons. |
| Sandham, Elizabeth. The Happy Family at Eason House. The History
of Elizabeth Woodville. |
| 1823. | Anon. The Adventures of Congo. |
| Anon. The Court of Oberon; or, The Temple of the Fairies. |
| Hedge, Mary Ann. Samboe; or, the African Boy. |
| Lady of Ninety, A. Dame Wiggins of Lee and her Seven Wonderful Cats. |
| 1824. | Hedge, Mary Ann. Radama; or, the Enlightened African. |
| Taylor, Jane. The Contributions of Q. Q.
2 vols. |
| Taylor, Jefferys. The Little Historians. |
| 1825. | Edgeworth, Maria. Harry and Lucy “concluded; being the last
part of Early Lessons”. 4 vols. |
| 1707. | D’Aulnoy, Madame la Comtesse. Collected Works. |
| 1708. | The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments; Translated from the French of M. Galland. |
| 1708. | Perrault, Charles. Histoires ou Contes du Temps passé, avec des
Moralités. “Par le fils de Monsieur Perrault de l’Academie François”.
1st edn. 1697. |
| 1722. | Æsop. Fables. Croxall’s edition. |
| 1729. | Perrault, Charles. First English translation by R. Samber. |
| 1742. | Fénélon, François de Salignac de la Mothe. Adventures of
Telemachus. 2 vols. 1st French edn. 1699. |
| 1757. | Beaumont, Jeanne Marie Le Prince de. Le Magazin des Enfans.
2nd edn. 2 vols. Translated as the Young Misses’ Magazine.
(Adv. Critical Review, Aug.) |
| 1763. | Marmontel, Jean François. Moral Tales. Translated by Miss R. Roberts. |
| 1775. | Beaumont, J. M. Le P. de. Moral Tales. Trans. Anon. 2 vols. |
| 1779. | Genlis, Madame la Comtesse de. Le Théâtre d’Education. |
| 1782. | Genlis, Madame de. Adèle et Théodore. |
| 1782-3. | Berquin, Armand. L’Ami des Enfans. |
| 1783. | Berquin, Armand. The Children’s Friend. Translated by M. A. Meilan. 24 vols. |
| Epinay, Madame d’. Les Conversations d’Emilie. |
| Genlis, Madame de. Adelaide and Théodore. Trans. Anon. 3 vols. |
| 1784. | Genlis, Madame de. Les Veillées du Château. |
| 1786. | Marmontel, J. F. Contes Moraux collected. |
| 1787. | Berquin, Armand. The Looking-Glass for the Mind. (Selections from
L’Ami des Enfans. ed. Cooper.) |
| Epinay, Madame d’. Conversations of Emily. Trans. Anon. |
| 1788. | Campe, J. H. Robinson der Jüngere. Trans. as The New Robinson Crusoe. |
| 1791. | Berquin, Armand. The History of Little Grandison. Trans. Anon. |
| 1792. | Salzmann, C. G. Elements of Morality. Trans. from the German. |
| 1801. | Engel, J. and Weisse, F. The Juvenile Dramatist. (Educational
plays, trans. Anon.) |
| Genlis, Madame de. Le Petit La Bruyère translated as La Bruyère the Less. |
| 1809. | Jauffret, L. F. Dramas for Children. “Imitated from the French of
L. F. J. By the Editor of Tabart’s Popular Stories”. |
| 1823. | Grimm, J. L. C. and W. C. Popular Stories |
Other children’s books of the 18th and 19th centuries are given in Mr. F. J. Harvey Darton’s bibliography: Cambs. Hist. of Eng. Lit. Vol. XI, Chap. XVI.
There is also a useful list of Essays, Magazine Articles, etc.