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A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens (World Cultural Heritage Library)
A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens - World Cultural Heritage Library Author:Charles Dickens A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in three volume book form in 1852, 1853 and 1854. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with intere... more »st larger and better books on the same subject". The history covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the ascension of Queen Victoria.
A Child's History was included in the curricula of British School children well into the 20th century, with successive editions published from 1851 through World War II.