II. THE RISE OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS 19 I. Horn-books; Chap-books; New England Primer 20 II. La Fontaine and Perrault 34 III. Mother Goose 40 IV. John Newbery; Oliver Goldsmith; Isaiah Thomas 46 III. THE OLD-FASHIONED LIBRARY 61 I. The Rousseau Impetus 61 II. The Edgeworths; Thomas Day; Mrs. Barbauld and Dr. Aikin 76 III. The Sunday-school: Raikes; Hannah More; Mrs. Trimmer 101 IV. The Poets: Watts; Jane and Ann Taylor; William Blake 119 V. Charles and Mary Lamb; the Godwins 130…
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