Seeking Childhood

Introduction
Elucidating Approaches to the Study
Chapter One
From the Twentieth Century to the Nineteenth Century: A Retrospective of Childhood
Chapter Two
Romantic Enlightenment: The Carte Blanche of Childhood, c. 1750 – 1850
Chapter Three
Negotiating the Dark Underbelly: Children of the Poor, c. 1830 – 1880
Chapter Four
Searching for Solace: Children of the Bourgeoisie, c. 1850 – 1920
Chapter Five
Toy Town Theatre: Material Acculturation and the Child, c. 1870 – 1900
Chapter Six
Breaking the Mould: Burgeoning Cultural Emancipation of the Child, c. 1880 – 1920
Conclusion
Finding the Child Within Us All
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index of Images