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Klappentext The studies in this 1926 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Zusammenfassung The studies in this 1926 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Reconstructions of daily life are used as a means of avoiding the generalised tone employed in many historical accounts to develop the young reader's knowledge through a sense of empathy with the figures described. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Lucius has a holiday; 2. Olaf the Dane; 3. The making of a Domesday Book; 4. The training of a Squire; 5. The children's crusade; 6. The novice of Sempringham; 7. The glover's apprentice; 8. A schoolboy of St. Paul's; 9. A boy king's working day; 10. The childhood of Lady Jane Grey; 11. John of the Golden Hind; 12. Salathiel Pavy, the boy actor; 13. A little Stuart housewife; 14. At the court of the great Mogul; 15. Cargo comes to Old Virginia; 16. Pestilence and fire; 17. Miss-Top-Ashish, the little giant; 18. A visit to Stourbridge fair; 19. George III visits Eton; 20. A sheep-shearing at Holkham; 21. Little slaves of industry; 22. On board the Victory; 23. The first railway journey; 24. Queen Victoria's childhood; A note on books.
