Horace E. Scudder JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL; A Biography. With portraits and other illustrations, an Appendix, and a full Bibliography. 2 vols. crown 8vo, $3.50, net. MEN AND LETTERS. Essays in Characterization and Criticism. 12mo, gilt top, $1.25. CHILDHOOD IN LITERATURE AND ART: With some Observations on Literature for Children, 12mo, gilt top, $1.25. NOAH WEBSTER. In American Men of Letters. With Portrait. 16mo, $1.25. GEORGE WASHINGTON. An Historical Biography. 16mo, 75 cents. In Riverside School Library, 60 cents, net. THE DWELLERS IN FIVE SISTERS COURT. A Novel. 16mo, $1.25. STORIES AND ROMANCES. 16mo, $1.25. DREAM CHILDREN. Illustrated. 16mo, $1.00. SEVEN LITTLE PEOPLE AND THEIR FRIENDS. Illustrated. 16mo, $1.00. STORIES FROM MY ATTIC. For Children. Illustrated. 16mo, $1.00. BOSTON TOWN. The Story of Boston told to Children. Illustrated. Square 8vo, $1.50. THE CHILDREN’S BOOK. A Collection of the Best Literature for Children. Illustrated. Small 4to, $2.50. THE BOOK OF FABLES. 16mo, 50 cents. THE BOOK OF FOLK STORIES. 16mo, 60 cents. THE BOOK OF LEGENDS. 16mo, 50 cents. THE BODLEY BOOKS. Including Doings of the Bodley Family in Town and Country, The Bodleys Telling Stories, The Bodleys on Wheels, The Bodleys Afoot, Mr. Bodley Abroad, The Bodley Grandchildren and their Journey in Holland, The English Bodleys, and The Viking Bodleys. Illustrated. Eight vols. square 8vo, $1.50 per volume; the set, $12.00. HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY BOSTON AND NEW YORK CHILDHOOD IN LITERATURE AND ART _WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN_ A Study BY HORACE E. SCUDDER [Illustration: The Riverside Press] BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY The Riverside Press, Cambridge Copyright, 1894, BY HORACE E. SCUDDER _All rights reserved._ _The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. U. S. A._ Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Co. TO S · C · S · WHO WAS A CHILD WHEN THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN CONTENTS PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 3 II. IN GREEK AND ROMAN LITERATURE 6 III. IN HEBREW LIFE AND LITERATURE 39 IV. IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY 53 V. IN MEDIÆVAL ART 81 VI. IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND ART 104 VII. IN FRENCH AND GERMAN LITERATURE 180 VIII. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 201 IX. IN AMERICAN LITERARY ART 217 INDEX 247