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Eric, or, Little by Little is the title of a book by Frederic W. Farrar, first edition 1858. It was published by Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh and London. Frederic William Farrar OKW (1831 - 1903), often known as Dean Farrar, was a theological writer, born in Bombay, and educated at King Williams College in the Isle of Man, London University and University of Cambridge, was for some years a master at Harrow, and from 1871-76 Master (headmaster...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ...
1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ...
Frederic William Farrar OKW (1831 - 1903), often known as Dean Farrar, was a theological writer, born in Bombay, and educated at King Williams College in the Isle of Man, London University and University of Cambridge, was for some years a master at Harrow, and from 1871-76 Master (headmaster...
The book deals with the descent into moral turpitude of a boy at a boarding school. The author's preface reads "The story of ‘Eric’ was written with but one single object—the vivid inculcation of inward purity and moral purpose, by the history of a boy who, in spite of the inherent nobleness of his disposition, falls into all folly and wickedness, until he has learnt to seek help from above. I am deeply thankful to know—from testimony public and private, anonymous and acknowledged—that this object has, by God’s blessing, been fulfilled." Along with Talbot Baines Reed's The Fifth Form at St. Dominic’s and Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's Schooldays, this book was one of three most popular boys' books in mid-Victorian Britain. The Fifth Form at St. ...
A statue of Thomas Hughes at Rugby School For the recipient of the Victoria Cross see Thomas Hughes, VC Thomas Hughes (October 20, 1822 – March 22, 1896) was an English lawyer and author. ...
Cover of 1999 re-issue by Oxford Worlds Classics Tom Browns Schooldays, first published in 1857, is a novel by Thomas Hughes, set at a public school, Rugby School for Boys, in the 1830s when Hughes himself had been a student there. ...
In later years, it fell out of favor, partly due to its religious earnestness. For example, in Rudyard Kipling's Stalky & Co., published late in the 19th century, this book was derided by various characters. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his childrens books, including The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pooks Hill (1906); his novel...
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 Title page from 1891 edition of the book. Click on image to enlarge.
References
- Carpenter, Humphrey and Mari Prichard. 1997. Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. 608 pages. ISBN 0198602286
- Zipes, Jack (ed) et al. 2005. The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English. W. W. Norton. 2200 pages. ISBN 0393327760
- Zipes, Jack (ed.). 2006. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Volumes 1-4. New York: Oxford University Press. 1,824 pp. ISBN 0195146565.
- Watson, Victor. 2001. The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. Cambridge University Press. 826 pages. ISBN 0521550645.
- Demmers, Patricia (ed). 2003. From Instruction to Delight: An Anthology of Children's Literature to 1850, Oxford University Press. Table of Contents. 384 pages. ISBN 0195418891.
- St. John, Judith. 1958. The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, 1566-1910, A Catalogue Toronto Public Library. 561 pages.
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