I'm going to post a few links here to children's books that come up on Project Gutenberg.
They're not all going to be Dickens, but they're cute to look at, and if you want to print and bind them as well, they can make good props.
I've screened them a bit to make sure they're generally within the Dickens period, unless noted. At the same time, I'm not screening for content; please remember that around this time people first began to view children as something *other* than very tiny adults, so some of the material might seem strange or morbid children's reading for us. (See The Death of Cock Robin, etc.)
If you're interested in viewing by genre, here's a good place to look:
www.gutenberg.org/browse/loccs/pz
I had to add this, because it's so very very cool, and still makes good out-loud reading material:
The World's Fair by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/14092
Beautiful pictures, too!
Dame Wonder's Picture Alphabet by Anonymous:
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23483
The Adventures of Little Bewildered Henry by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/10987
The Adventures of the Little Woman, Her Dog and the Pedlar by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22755
Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23436
The Anti-Slavery Alphabet by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/16081
Baby Chatterbox by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/16681
Aunt Mary's Primer by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/11065
Bird Stories and Dog Stories by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23310
Child's Book of Water Birds by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/17365
Child's New Story Book; by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/10981
The Death and Burial of Cock Robin by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22921
(and alternately, since it was a very popular story in period:)
The Courtship, Marriage, and Pic-Nic Dinner of Cock Robin & Jenny Wren
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22887
Dog of St. Bernard and Other Stories by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23406
(This version is a bit later than our period, but is still a very cute book.)
Fairy's Album by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23467
(this one is also a bit late for us, but was too cute to exclude)
Footsteps on the Road to Learning; by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/10979
The Fox and the Geese; and The Wonderful History of Henny-Penny by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22611
The Frog Prince and Other Stories by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/20437
(another later one at 1874, but with gorgeous Art Nouveau illustrations)
Honoring Parents by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/13424
Infant's Cabinet of Birds & Beasts by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23398
(Very little text, but great illustrations)
The Infant's Delight: Poetry by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/10912
Jemmy Stubbins, or the Nailer Boy by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/11007
(No illustrations to speak of, but could be an interesting read in series for fair brats)
The Keepsake by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23457
(this one is actually rather *early* for us, but could still be used.)
King Winter by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/17764
(This is a scan of an amazing "shaped book" and perfect for Christmas time!)
Little Cinderella by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/20723
A Little Girl to her Flowers in Verse by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23404
(another slightly early one)
Little Stories for Little Children by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22896
Naughty Puppies by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23431
Paulina and her Pets by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23307
The Remarkable Adventures of an Old Woman and Her Pig by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22778
Rose of Affection by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23316
Spring Blossoms by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23314
The Story of Jack and the Giants by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/15621
Tame Animals by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22561
The Three Bears by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23322
The Tiny Picture Book. by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23407
The Tiny Story Book. by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23336
They're not all going to be Dickens, but they're cute to look at, and if you want to print and bind them as well, they can make good props.
I've screened them a bit to make sure they're generally within the Dickens period, unless noted. At the same time, I'm not screening for content; please remember that around this time people first began to view children as something *other* than very tiny adults, so some of the material might seem strange or morbid children's reading for us. (See The Death of Cock Robin, etc.)
If you're interested in viewing by genre, here's a good place to look:
www.gutenberg.org/browse/loccs/pz
I had to add this, because it's so very very cool, and still makes good out-loud reading material:
The World's Fair by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/14092
Beautiful pictures, too!
Dame Wonder's Picture Alphabet by Anonymous:
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23483
The Adventures of Little Bewildered Henry by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/10987
The Adventures of the Little Woman, Her Dog and the Pedlar by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22755
Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23436
The Anti-Slavery Alphabet by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/16081
Baby Chatterbox by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/16681
Aunt Mary's Primer by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/11065
Bird Stories and Dog Stories by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23310
Child's Book of Water Birds by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/17365
Child's New Story Book; by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/10981
The Death and Burial of Cock Robin by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22921
(and alternately, since it was a very popular story in period:)
The Courtship, Marriage, and Pic-Nic Dinner of Cock Robin & Jenny Wren
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22887
Dog of St. Bernard and Other Stories by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23406
(This version is a bit later than our period, but is still a very cute book.)
Fairy's Album by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23467
(this one is also a bit late for us, but was too cute to exclude)
Footsteps on the Road to Learning; by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/10979
The Fox and the Geese; and The Wonderful History of Henny-Penny by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22611
The Frog Prince and Other Stories by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/20437
(another later one at 1874, but with gorgeous Art Nouveau illustrations)
Honoring Parents by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/13424
Infant's Cabinet of Birds & Beasts by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23398
(Very little text, but great illustrations)
The Infant's Delight: Poetry by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/10912
Jemmy Stubbins, or the Nailer Boy by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/11007
(No illustrations to speak of, but could be an interesting read in series for fair brats)
The Keepsake by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23457
(this one is actually rather *early* for us, but could still be used.)
King Winter by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/17764
(This is a scan of an amazing "shaped book" and perfect for Christmas time!)
Little Cinderella by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/20723
A Little Girl to her Flowers in Verse by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23404
(another slightly early one)
Little Stories for Little Children by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22896
Naughty Puppies by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23431
Paulina and her Pets by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23307
The Remarkable Adventures of an Old Woman and Her Pig by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22778
Rose of Affection by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23316
Spring Blossoms by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23314
The Story of Jack and the Giants by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/15621
Tame Animals by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/22561
The Three Bears by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23322
The Tiny Picture Book. by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23407
The Tiny Story Book. by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23336
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Thu, December 6, 2007 - 9:47 AMwww.gutenberg.org/etext/23742
Charley's Museum by Unknown
This is a great one if you're interested in the Victorian Naturalism movement (that played a part in the rise of Romanticism, for those of you who're interested).
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Thu, December 6, 2007 - 10:09 AMThanks - this is a great resource that you've put work into tabulating. Very much appreciated!
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Thu, December 20, 2007 - 8:39 AMwww.gutenberg.org/etext/23895
The Buckle My Shoe Picture Book
This one is a bit late-period for us, but still has lovely pictures and was too good not to share. Besides, who doesn't want to know the rest of "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"? (Hint, it goes up to 20!)
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Thu, December 20, 2007 - 10:40 AMDer Struwwelpeter, Heinrich Hoffman. This book was first published in German in 1844, and in English translation in 1848. Cautionary tales for children! Also the basis for "Shockheaded Peter", for those remembering the musical performance in SF a few years back..
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Fri, December 21, 2007 - 9:48 AMWow, I've never had a chance to read this in the English translation! That picture of Struwwelpeter is pretty famous and shows up as a motif in a lot of Märchenparks (fairy-tale parks, sort of like theme parks, but with animatronic cautionary tales). I have this great memory of one of the figures shrieking "Ich esse meine Suppe nicht, ich esse meine Suppe nicht! Nein, meine Suppe ess ich nicht!" while getting slowly thinner and thinner...
Good times. :)
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Fri, December 21, 2007 - 12:56 PMWOW!
I'm so thrilled to have these links.
Thanks so much. I can't wait to have a few minutes to really dig into it.
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Fri, December 21, 2007 - 2:05 PMThe Anti-Slavery Alphabet by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/16081
Thank you, thank you very much.
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 11:02 AMwww.gutenberg.org/etext/24336
Little People: An Alphabet by T. W. H. Crosland
I HAD to share this one (even though it's more than a bit late for us) just because the pictures are darling, and it's so very in-line with our French Postcards theme this year.
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 3:51 PMActually, I have a pair of socks like that. A friend in my Bavarian folkdancing troupe brought them back from Germany, and we call them "half-socks". I don't know the German name, offhand. There is actually a foot part that just barely sticks out past the shoe, so you can't see it in that picture. Our theory is that the foot part wears out faster (mine already needs darning!) so with this system you can avoid knitting a whole new sock as often, and still keep your knees warm. -
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 4:30 PMHah! And I always thought they were the Bavarian equivalent to legwarmers! -
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 5:22 PMThe split socks are called "loferl" and they look to me as though they would leave one with very cold ankles.
www.germanimporthaus.com/cgi-d...ex.cgi
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Tue, February 26, 2008 - 8:40 AMPeter Prim's Profitable Present by Unknown
"One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"
www.gutenberg.org/etext/24694
This looks like a much earlier work than some others I've seen on Gutenberg, and seems to have earlier, unexpunged verses to it. I'd say that the bit about eating the hen, along with the illustrations, probably dates it to the early 1830's.
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Tue, February 26, 2008 - 8:49 AMThe Keepsake by Anonymous
www.gutenberg.org/etext/23457
This one is a beautiful little Regency book, with some very charming illustrations. A bit early for us, but still worth looking at.
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Re: Victorian Childrens Books
Wed, May 14, 2008 - 9:34 AMYet more:
Surprising Stories about the Mouse and Her Sons, and the Funny Pigs. by Unknown
www.gutenberg.org/etext/25458
Bo-Peep Story Books by Clara de Chatelain
www.gutenberg.org/etext/25461
(This one may be a bit late for us, but the illustrations are from our period. Also, it's a great collection of "British" children's lore, which is to say, cute traditional tales that would be very foreign to most American children today.)
