The Hope of the Katzekopfs by Francis Edward Paget: Embark on a captivating journey to the enchanting world of the Katzekopfs, where courage, determination, and the power of hope are tested in the face of adversity. Join the remarkable characters as they navigate challenges, discover inner strength, and inspire readers with a tale that celebrates the indomitable human spirit. Key points: A captivating story that explores themes of courage, resilience, and hope Remarkable characters that inspire and uplift readers An enchanting world that transports readers to a realm of imagination and possibility The Hope of the Katzekopfs by Francis Edward Paget is a thrilling fantasy novel about the magical world of Katzekopf. The story follows the courageous journey of the Katzekopfs, a race of magical creatures, as they battle against the evil forces of the dark lord who seeks to enslave them. As they face their greatest challenge, the Katzekopfs must rely on their courage, strength, and hope to protect their world from destruction. Along the way, they are aided by a mysterious stranger who helps them discover their lost heritage and unlocks their hidden powers. This is an exciting and unique adventure story that will captivate readers with its vivid descriptions and heartfelt characters. With its imaginative creatures and settings, The Hope of the Katzekopfs is sure to be a classic fantasy novel that will be enjoyed by readers both young and old.

The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books. A fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature, this volume covers every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns

The great Victorian Christian author George MacDonald is the well-spring of the modern fantasy genre. In this book Colin Manlove offers explorations of MacDonald's eight shorter fairy tales and his longer stories At the Back of the North Wind, The Princess and the Goblin, The Wise Woman, and The Princess and Curdie. MacDonald saw the imagination as the source of fairy tales and of divine truth together. For he believed that God lives in the depths of the human mind and “sends up from thence wonderful gifts into the light of the understanding.” This makes MacDonald that very rare thing: a writer of mystical fiction whose work can give us experience of the divine. Throughout his children’s fantasy stories MacDonald is describing the human and divine imagination. In the shorter tales he shows how the imagination has different regions and depths, each able to shift into the other. With the longer stories we see the imagination in relation to other aspects of the self and to its position in the world. Here the imagination is portrayed as often embattled in relation to empiricism, egotism, and greed.

This book looks at the changing shape of children's literature in English from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. In particular it examines the dialect between 'enclosure' and 'exposure', control and freedom of both fictional child and child reader, how the balance of these forces has altered over time, and the possible reasons for these changes. It also looks at the representation of the child in the English novel from the 1830s to the 1860s - the period preceding the publication of Alice in Wonderland , the first major work of literature for children - and the influence of such representation in later children's books. Writers as well known as Lewis Carroll, Louisa M. Alcott, Rudyard Kipling and Charlotte Brontë are examined in the course of this work, but this study also considers works which have been (unfairly) neglected till now and which deserve to be better known; this list includes the Marlow series by Antonia Forest, Jane Gardam's Bilgewater and Henry Handel Richardson's The Getting of Wisdom .