The Promise of Happiness by Fred Inglis
Originally published in paperback in 1982, this book was written in answer to the question 'which books should our children read, and why?' It is a study of what is, in the author's opinion, the best children's fiction of the previous hundred years, and at the same time a study of the social values which that fiction celebrates and criticises. Fred Inglis concentrates on stories for children aged between nine and thirteen; he contrasts the kinds of delight and profit to be gained from classics ancient and modern, from the novels of Dickens and Lewis Carroll via those of Arthur Ransome and Tolkien to William Mayne, Ursula Leguin, Russell Hoban and Philippa Pearce, situating these books in the social context from which they came and relating them to the audience of adults who are expected to write, publish, judge and choose books for their children.
Fred Inglis is Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Sheffield. He has frequently written for The Nation, the New Statesman and The Independent, and contributes regularly to BBC Radio.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521270700 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521270707 |
| Title | The Promise of Happiness |
| Author | Fred Inglis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1982-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 348 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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