Project Gutenberg 2006-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 93 Halsey, Rosalie Vrylina 12001063 Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Introductory -- The play-book in England -- Newbery's books in America -- Patriotic printers and the American Newbery -- The child and his book at the end of the eighteenth century -- Toy-books in the early nineteenth century -- American writers and English critics. E-text prepared by Jason Isbell, Julia Miller, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Forgotten Books of the American Nursery" by Rosalie Vrylina Halsey is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the development of American children's literature from colonial times through the early days of the Republic. Halsey examines how children's books evolved, noting that while many of the early texts are now considered unattractive, they offer valuable insights into childhood experiences and societal values of their time. The opening of the work discusses the distinct characteristics of children's literature during the colonial period and the early years of America. Halsey reflects on the oddity of early children's books, such as chapbooks and toy-books, which were often deeply moralistic and religious in nature. She delves into the cultural and social context that shaped children's literature, highlighting the influence of Puritan values and the significance of catechisms in childhood education. The author emphasizes that these early texts, despite their perceived shortcomings, provide essential sketches of child-life in a bygone era and serve as markers of the evolution of literature designed for young audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children -- Books and reading -- United States -- History Children's literature, American -- Bibliography Nursery rhymes -- Bibliography Z Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - American 533616 533469 2024-10-08T05:13:17.235895 2023-09-08T07:27:04.237695 text/html text/html 528361 2006-02-26T13:20:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3427415 2020-12-13T17:55:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3803820 2024-10-08T05:13:33.218785 application/epub+zip 3802369 2024-10-08T05:13:22.169857 application/epub+zip 261628 2024-10-08T05:13:19.984865 application/epub+zip 4047028 2024-10-08T05:13:40.697761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3983721 2024-10-08T05:13:30.483837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474948 2022-09-08T13:23:05.856995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401031 400941 2024-10-08T05:13:15.189916 2023-09-08T07:27:02.528656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 400798 2020-12-13T17:55:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155000 2020-12-13T17:55:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 400814 2020-12-13T17:55:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154951 2020-12-13T17:55:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21999 2024-10-08T05:13:40.881727 application/rdf+xml 14715 2024-10-08T05:13:20.635831 image/jpeg 3524 2024-10-08T05:13:20.311835 image/jpeg 3533391 2024-10-08T05:13:17.407848 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog