
LITTLE ARTHUR’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND.
TO MOTHERS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER I. The ancient Britons: their houses—clothes—and food.
CHAPTER II. Religion of the ancient Britons—the Druids—the misletoe—the Druids’ songs.
CHAPTER III. How the Romans came and conquered the Britons, and made them work.
CHAPTER IV. How the Romans taught the Britons many things, and how some of them became Christians.
CHAPTER V. How the Romans made a market in London, and used money, and built a wall; and how they improved Bath, and many other towns.
CHAPTER VI. How the Romans left Britain; and how the Angles and Saxons came and conquered the country, and behaved cruelly to the people.
CHAPTER VII. How there were seven chief kingdoms in England; how Augustine and his friends came from Rome and made the people Christians; and how some of the young men went to Rome to be taught.
This charming little volume speaks directly to a curious child, inviting the listener into a friendly conversation about the shape of our island long before castles dotted the horizon. Written as if a caring adult were telling stories beside a hearth, the narrator pauses to answer the questions most youngsters ask when they first open a history book. The tone is warm and sincere, aiming to kindle both knowledge and a gentle love for the land they call home.
The journey begins with the ancient Britons—their huts, clothing, and food—followed by the mysterious Druids and the arrival of the Romans, whose roads, markets, and baths reshaped daily life. From the Roman withdrawal the story moves to the bold Angles and Saxons, the rise of early kingdoms, and the first unifying ruler, Egbert, whose name marks the start of a single English realm. Illustrated throughout, each chapter is presented in clear, lively language that keeps facts memorable without overwhelming a young mind.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (397K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1884.
Credits
Bob Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2023-04-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1785–1842
A vivid travel writer and illustrator, she turned journeys through India, South America, and Europe into books that brought distant places to life for British readers. Her work also ranged into art history and children's literature, showing an unusually wide curiosity for her time.
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