The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature ... - uogenglish

Children’s Books
1751 | 1752
See L. C. Meyer, The author of the Peep of day. Being the life story of
Mrs Mortimer, 1901, 1915; E. Bevan, A law-giver in the nursery, The
Times 27 June 1933. Mrs Mortimer also wrote a large number of travel bks,
romantic novels and religious texts.
Tom Bevan, ‘Walter Bamfylde’ 1868–193?
White ivory and black. A tale of the Zambesi and other stories by T.
Bevan, E. Harcourt Burrage and John A. Higginson. 1899.
Also wrote numerous historical adventure stories and contributed to boys’
mags.
Mrs M. E. Bewsher
The gypsy’s secret: or Deb’s revenge. [1871.]
Catherine’s peril: or the little Russian girl lost in a forest. Edinburgh
1875.
The little ballet girl. Edinburgh 1875.
Nora and Mildred in the morning of life. [1876.]
Philip Stone and his companions. [1872.]
The young Muscovite. 1874.
Zipporah, the Jewish maiden. [1876], 1891.
Letty’s romantic secret. 1902.
Emily Bickersteth, later Durrant
Plain Sunday reading for plough boys. 1857.
The children of long ago. 1863.
School and home: or leaves from a boy’s journal. 1864 (2nd edn).
Tom Carter: or the ups and downs of life. A tale for boys going to
service. [1865.]
Frances Leslie: or the prayer divinely taught. 1867, 1874, [1876].
Also wrote a number of devotional bks and works on women’s rights.
Thomas Bingley
Stories illustrative of the instincts of animals. 1840.
Tales about birds. 1840, 1861 (4th edn), 1864.
Tales about travellers. 1840.
Stories about horses. 1858.
Stories about dogs. 1864.
Tales of shipwrecks and other disasters at sea. 1864.
William Bingley 1774–1823
Animal biography. 3 vols 1804, 4 vols 1820.
Useful knowledge. 3 vols 1816.
Travels in Africa. 1819.
Caroline Birley
We are seven. A tale for children. 1870 (2nd edn, illustr T. Pym), 1880
(3rd edn).
A heap of stones. 1881.
Eyes to the blind. 1886.
Gerald’s rescue. 1886.
Jessamine and her lessons books, and how she missed the gipsey tea.
1886.
A Christmas wheatsheaf. 1887.
James Bishop, ‘Uncle Know-all’
A visit to the farm. 1835.
Pretty little stories about the kitten, the bird, the myrtle, the lamb,
the boat, mischievous habits, the dog, fishing, a visit to the farm,
and the little watercress boy. [1838.]
The painted picture play-book. [1855] (illus), 1856 (2nd ser).
Animals (beasts and birds): their pictures, habits and uses. 1857
(illustr H. Weir).
Alphabets and anecdotes of animals. 1859.
Dean’s delightful picture book of plain pictures for happy hours.
1860.
Pictures and knowledge. Pretty pages, to make all good little folks
as wise as sages. By Uncle Know-All. 1862.
My own new coloured picture play book. 1864.
Thomas Bond Bishop
Walking in the light: or daily pasture for lambs of the flock. 1890.
‘Miss Blackburne’, Gertrude Mary Ireland
Algernon Sidney. 1885.
In opposition. 1888.
Zig zag. A quiet story. 1888.
A girl’s difficulties. 1895.
How God is love. 1900.
In Sunday school. 1904.
Along the road. A book of verse for common days. 1907.
Also wrote a number of religious books.
‘Martha Blackford’, ‘Mrs Blackford’, Isabella
Mary Stoddart
The Eskdale herd-boy, a Scottish tale for the amusement and
instruction of young persons. 1819, 1824, 1828 (3rd edn), New York
1828, 1850, Boston 1853.
The Scottish orphans: a moral tale. Founded on historical fact: and
calculated to improve the minds of young people. 1822, 1823,
New York 1830, 1835, Paris 1839, Philadelphia 1843, 1857, London
1862.
Arthur Montieth: a moral tale calculated to improve the minds of
young people. Being a continuation of The Scottish orphans.
1822, 1823, New York 1824, 1828.
Annals of the family of McRoy. 1823.
The young artist. 1825.
William Montgomery: or the young artist. 1829.
Richard Doddridge Blackmore 1825–1900
Lorna Doone: a romance of Exmoor. 3 vols 1869.
See also col 1103.
Mrs George Blagden
A little summer shower. 1887.
Trash: a tale of Brittany. 1891.
Pixie: or two little English girls in France. 1893 (illus).
Robert Bloomfield 1766–1823
The history of little Davy’s new hat. 1815 (pbd anonymously), 1817,
1818, 1824, 1878.
The bird and insect’s post office. 1880 (with a preface by Walter
Bloomfield).
See also col 235.
Ellen M. Blunt
Twenty stories for the young. In prose and verse. [1876.]
Chats with my girls. 1894 (rptd from the Gospeller).
Thoughts by the way. Simple readings for all classes. 1895.