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The dissemination of classical material to children has long been a major form of popularization with far-reaching effects. This volume explores the reception of classical antiquity in childhood from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries in Britain and the United States, focusing on myth and historical fiction in particular.

Offers detailed interpretive readings of works by both well-known authors and authors no longer widely read, both deepening and broadening scholarly understanding of the tradition~Explores the childhood encounter from a range of informative perspectives, treating not only books directed towards children, but also adult books read by children (crossover texts), and adult literature that engages with childhood~Places particular works and evolvin...