Overview

Jessica's First Prayer and Froggy's Little Brother are exemplars of the 'street arab' story, a genre that flourished in Victorian Britain in response to child poverty and destitution. This critical edition features the original texts of the first editions, and examines the stories through a critical lens and in their historical context.

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<br>Series editors Matthew Grenby's and Lynne Vallone's feedback on this proposal: <br>'This volume will make an important contribution to children's literature studies, and indeed to a number of related fields. Neither of these novels are currently available in reputable editions, yet both are important milestones in the history of writing for young people (although both were widely read by older readers too). It is high time that the sort of scholarly edition Dr Thiel proposes was made available, and she is exactly the right person to undertake the task. She is an authority on Victorian evangelical writing, and her recetn book on the family story in children's literature was well-received. Moreover, working at the National Centre for Research in Children's Literature, she is well-placed to know what directions the teaching and study of children's books is currently taking. <br> <br>With its scholarly apparatus, illustrations and its identification of the best texts, this edition promises to be a compact, attractive and significan volume with a wide appeal.' <br>FEEDBACK ON THE SERIES: <br>'Very enthusiastic!! Some of these titles are not available AT ALL right now and it would be so great to be able to teach them in nice new editions! Yes.'<br>Professor Marah Gubar, University of Pittsburgh <br>'I think the focus on less known texts is the most attractive thing here - if this were nothing but Peter Pan, etc., I wouldn't be as interested. It will also depend on the quality of the notes and introduction. I don't generally like anthologies, and one benefit here is that these are packaged (more) singly. I would definitely consider using the Edgeworth, Sherwood, Newbery, andYonge volumes. I would also be able to use these in graduate as well as undergraduate seminars. <br>I'm enthusiastic and would definitely recommend this kind of series to my students.'<br>Professor Kenneth Kidd, University of Florida <br>'I strongly support the idea of suc

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Elizabeth Thiel is Senior Lecturer at the National Centre for Research in Children's Literature at Roehampton University, UK. She is an authority on Victorian evangelical writing, and is the author of The Fantasy of Family: Nineteenth-Century Children's Literature and the Myth of the Domestic Ideal, and has co-edited a number of collections on children's literature.

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