To Dr. Walter Rouse and Mr. J. M. Dent, for permission to reprint from
"The Talking Thrush" the story of "The Wise Old Shepherd."

To Rev. R. L. Gales, for permission to use the article on "Nursery
Rhymes" from the Nation.

To Mr. Edmund Gosse, for permission to use extracts from "Father and Son."

To Messrs. Chatto & Windus, for permission to use "Essay on Child's
Play" (from Virginibus Puerisque) and other papers.

To Mr. George Allen & Co., for permission to use "Ballad for a
Boy," by W. Cory, from "Ionica."

To Professor Bradley, for permission to quote from his essay on
"Poetry and Life."

To Mr. P. A. Barnett, for permission to quote from "The Commonsense
of Education."

To Mr. James Stephens, for permission to reprint "The Man and
the Boy."

To Mr. Harold Barnes, for permission to use version of the "The Proud
Cock."
To Mrs. Arnold Glover, for permission to print
two of her stories.

To Miss Emilie Poulson, for permission to use her translation of
Björnsen's Poem.