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... the survival of childhood itself was in peril . Yet he gave the world a testament of his unfaltering faith in children , litera- ture , and society at large . Written at a time that demanded courage and constancy , ix.
... the survival of childhood itself was in peril . Yet he gave the world a testament of his unfaltering faith in children , litera- ture , and society at large . Written at a time that demanded courage and constancy , ix.
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... ture , " that the fairies of Perrault are , in their way , Cartesian fairies . Their charming wand can perform the most extravagant metamorphoses . The Asiatic fancy , indeed , does not refuse to bring forth an en- chanted palace from a ...
... ture , " that the fairies of Perrault are , in their way , Cartesian fairies . Their charming wand can perform the most extravagant metamorphoses . The Asiatic fancy , indeed , does not refuse to bring forth an en- chanted palace from a ...
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... ture in the Collège de France . He was an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium , received the Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard in 1936 , and the degree of Doctor of Letters from Columbia in 1940. He became a member of the ...
... ture in the Collège de France . He was an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium , received the Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard in 1936 , and the degree of Doctor of Letters from Columbia in 1940. He became a member of the ...
Contents
Introduction by Sheila A Egoff | 1 |
CHILDREN HAVE DEFENDED | 47 |
SUPERIORITY OF THE NORTH | 77 |
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