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A century of children's books

Chapter 24: Foreign Books and Translations
By Florence V. Barry
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The author surveys the evolution of literature aimed at children, tracing roots in medieval instructional manuals and travellers’ tales through chapbooks, ballads and eighteenth-century moral stories to a nineteenth-century flowering of fairy tales, nature writing and imaginative nonsense. The text examines how printers, editors and philosophical shifts moved emphasis from strict instruction toward sympathy and delight, and discusses representative writers and genres that shaped nursery reading. Organized into chapters that treat chapbooks, fairy and eastern tales, the Rousseauian influence, moral devices, notable authors and collections, the study closes with notes and a chronological list to aid further exploration.

APPENDIX B
Chronological List
of
Children’s Books from 1700 to 1825

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.

Foreign Books and Translations

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.

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