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Selected Tales for Children and Young People

Susan Manly Maria Edgeworth

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English
Palgrave Macmillan
21 August 2013
Maria Edgeworth was a pioneer of realist children's literature. This critical edition reveals the range of her writing for children, ranging from stories for very young children to tales for young adults, and includes The Purple Jar, The Good Aunt and The Grateful Negro. Annotated with a comprehensive introduction based on original research.

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Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Critical
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   249g
ISBN:   9780230361423
ISBN 10:   0230361420
Series:   Classics of Children's Literature
Pages:   248
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Susan Manly is Reader in English at the University of St Andrews, UK. Manly's areas of specialization include literature of the 1790s, and the works of Maria Edgeworth with a particular interest in Edgeworth's religious politics and writing for and about children. She is the author of Language, Custom and Nation in the 1790s: Locke, Tooke, Wordsworth, Edgeworth (Ashgate, 2007).

Reviews for Selected Tales for Children and Young People

'Finally, a series that makes available some notable children's classics of former ages...' - David Rudd, University of Bolton, UK 'An exciting new series ... No survey of children's literature would be complete without these lost classics.' - Kenneth Kidd, University of Florida, USA 'An indispensible resource for educators, scholars and students ... the series invites readers to engage anew with the history of children's books.' - Clare Bradford, Deakin University, Australia


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