Dictionary of British Children's Fiction [2 volumes]: Books of Recognized Merit

This Dictionary is a companion to earlier works, by the same authors, that covered American children's fiction. This book contains 1,626 entries based on 387 books published from 1687 to 1985. . . . A detailed preface discusses the criteria for inclusion, the relationship with American editions of some titles, and the unique characterisitics of British fiction for children. As with the earlier volumes, a comprehensive index and a system of asterisks that provides cross-referencing between v...