The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading Book

Do you remember the first time you fell in love with a book?'Profoundly erudite and gloriously entertaining, this is the most purely enjoyable literary history I have ever read.' Tom Holland, author of DominionThe stories we read as children extend far beyond our childhoods; they are a window into our deepest hopes, joys and anxieties. They reveal our past – collective and individual, remembered and imagined – and invite us to dream up different futures.In a pioneering history of children’s literature, from the ancient world to the present day, Sam Leith reveals the magic of our most cherished stories, and the ways in which they have shaped and consoled entire generations. Excavating the complex lives of beloved writers, Leith offers a humane portrait of a genre – one acutely sensitive to its authors’ distinct contexts.Read More

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  • 0861548183
  • 9780861548187
  • Leith, Sam
  • 5 September 2024
  • Oneworld Publications
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 592
  • Book
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