A Flat Iron for a Farthing

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A Flat Iron for a Farthing (1872) is a book by Juliana Horatia Ewing (1842-1885) and consists of childhood reminiscences of the only child of a widowed father. The book was one of the author's most popular books.

Illustration from the 1926 edition of A Flat Iron for a Farthing, published by George Bell and Sons, London. Click on image to enlarge.

Frontispiece from the 1926 edition, with illustrations by M.V. Wheelhouse. Click on image to enlarge.

Title page from a 1926 edition of the book. Click on image to enlarge.

[edit] References

• Carpenter, Humphrey and Mari Prichard. 1997. Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. 608 pages. ISBN 0198602286
• Zipes, Jack (ed) et al. 2005. The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English. W. W. Norton. 2200 pages. ISBN 0393327760
• Zipes, Jack (ed.). 2006. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Volumes 1-4. New York: Oxford University Press. 1,824 pp. ISBN 0195146565.
• Watson, Victor. 2001. The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. Cambridge University Press. 826 pages. ISBN 0521550645.

[edit] External Links

• British Library: Children's Literature
• Search publishing histories: Copac: Academic & National Library Catalogue at the University of Manchester.
• Another website: British Library: Integrated Catalogue.
• Search: Library of Congress Online Catalog
• Search: National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections

[edit] 19th-Century British Children's and Young Adults' Literature
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