English History for Children under critical review
The critique argues the book misleads children with dogmatic high church bias and inaccurate Saxon to Norman history. It praises some geography features but condemns biased treatment of Harold and the Reformation era and questions clarity, tone, and suitability for young readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Annals of “England
Godwin
Mr. Freeman
Harold
Freeman
William
Ethelwulf
Augustine
Ethel‘bert
Mary Tudor
Mary
Hroude
Elizabeth
Cromwell
Laud
Abbott
Prynne
Burton
Bastwick
Star Chamber
High Commission
Edward VI
Edward
Edward the Sixth
Orby Shipley
Condensed early history introduction praised by Freeman
The writing notes that the book serves both older readers and children, praising Mr Freeman for presenting a concise view of his research. It emphasizes Freeman's competence and the care taken in delivering a compact summary of extensive historical work.
Private Life of Galileo reviewed and Iliad analysis
A compact review notes the anonymous biography of Galileo includes his daughter Sister Maria Celeste letters and trial details with a Ramsay woodcut frontispiece. It also surveys Ancient Classics for English Readers Homer’s Iliad by W Lucas Cousins and explains its prose approach and need for a more living poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galileo
London
Macmillan and Co
Drinkwater
Maria Celeste
Inquisition
Ramsay
Trinity College
Cambridge
W. Lucas Cousins
William Blackwood and Sons
Edinburgh
Lamb
Lord Derby
Mr. Morley
Pope
Greece
Rome
Collins
Our Lord
Berlin
W. Herrmany
D.D
Maurice J. Vans
Hodder and Stoughton
Dr. Hoffmann
Church of Christ
Hoffmann