Eric, or, Little by Little
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 Cover of the 1891 edition |
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| Author | Frederic W. Farrar |
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| Illustrator | Gordon Browne |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh and London. |
| Released | 1858 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Eric, or, Little by Little is the title of a book by Frederic W. Farrar, first edition 1858. It was published by Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh and London.
The book deals with the descent into moral turpitude of a boy at a boarding school. The author's preface reads "The story of ‘Eric’ was written with but one single object—the vivid inculcation of inward purity and moral purpose, by the history of a boy who, in spite of the inherent nobleness of his disposition, falls into all folly and wickedness, until he has learnt to seek help from above. I am deeply thankful to know—from testimony public and private, anonymous and acknowledged—that this object has, by God’s blessing, been fulfilled." Along with Talbot Baines Reed's The Fifth Form at St. Dominic’s and Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's Schooldays, this book was one of three most popular boys' books in mid-Victorian Britain.
In later years, it fell out of favor, partly due to its religious earnestness. For example, in Rudyard Kipling's Stalky & Co., published late in the 19th century, this book was derided by various characters.
[edit] References
- Carpenter, Humphrey and Mari Prichard. Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN 0198602286
- Zipes, Jack (ed) et al. The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English. W. W. Norton, 2005. ISBN 0393327760
- Zipes, Jack (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Volumes 1-4. Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0195146565
- Watson, Victor, The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN 0521550645
- Demmers, Patricia (ed). From Instruction to Delight: An Anthology of Children's Literature to 1850, Oxford University Press, 2003. Table of Contents. 384 pages. ISBN 0195418891.
- St. John, Judith. The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, 1566-1910, A Catalogue, Toronto Public Library.
[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
