This is an exploration of the lives and work of five writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries - Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, J. M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A. A. Milne - who are best remembered for their books for children. It examines both their personal reasons for writing fantasy works that have found lasting appeal with children and adults, and the cult of childhood in late-Victorian society that provided the background for their writing.
- ISBN10 0743228928
- ISBN13 9780743228923
- Publish Date 23 July 2001 (first published 30 May 1995)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 7 August 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Free Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 228
- Language English