Children’s Fiction 1900‐1950

Although historical and current children’s literature are both widely covered critically and bibliographically, the decades between 1900 and 1950 are not. Increasing interest is being shown in this period, not just because some very interesting and fine authors appeared during it, but also because works are attracting more and more attention from an antiquarian and book collecting point of view. This work covers some 200 writers and is intended for a mixed readership of librarians, educationists, book‐dealers and people interested in book design and illustration. It concentrates on British and American writers, from Harold Avery to May Wynne, picking up...