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These Little Ones

E. Nesbit

First published 1909
Publisher George Allen & Sons
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages 210
Price 3/6

  • 10 stories about children Genre unknown generally Not for children
  • "collected tales of children and the troubles of children ... She has a curious art in dealing with the reality and the fantasy of child-life, and she never exercised it more sympathetically." --review of the 1st ed. (210pp, 3/6) by E.G.R. Manchester Guardian 1909-06-09 p5
  • Available online in some format. See {{OCLC|45080535}}.

  • Publication date and price from listings in newspapers/magazines 1909-04-24 ("This Weeks Books", Saturday Review p540; "Publications of the Week", The Spectator p674) and -05-01 ("Books Received", The Academy p67). Crown octavo; 3/6 net.
  • Victorian Women Writers Project provides a digital edition of the interior: • with representations of the print title page and page numbers • without images or indicators of illustrations or other decorations
  • WorldCat library records (two OCLC, below) report 209 and 324 pages, no other discrepancies. The latter suggests existence of another edition, perhaps published later as copyright (c)1909. But WorldCat records report no publications between 1909 and 2004 (none found 2020-02-02).
  • Last page is unnumbered.

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 The Three Mothers E. Nesbit Short Story
25 John of the Island E. Nesbit Short Story
47 The Ashpits E. Nesbit Short Story
65 How Jake Went Home E. Nesbit Short Story
91 The Dog-Dream E. Nesbit Short Story
107 The Criminal E. Nesbit Short Story
121 The Left-Handed Sword E. Nesbit Short Story
139 Thor and the Hammer E. Nesbit Short Story
167 The Little Chap E. Nesbit Short Story
183 Lucy E. Nesbit Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
These Little Ones Cover 2004 Kessinger Trade Paperback Collection 92
These Little Ones Cover 2006 Aegypan Trade Paperback Collection 132