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

[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

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