The Beauty of Books
Season 1 • Episode 3: Illustrated Wonderlands • Watch with subtitles
Episode 3: Illustrated Wonderlands
February 21, 2011 • 30 min
The Victorians were masters of illustrated books, especially for children. Thanks to an emerging middle class readership, new printing technology and a sentimentalised regard for childhood, fairy tales and fantasy fiction containing words and pictures grew into an established genre.
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