Child readers and their books in nineteenth-century Britain

Colin Heywood, Emeritus Professor of Modern French History at the University of Nottingham, focuses on the society and culture in which children were raised in the 19th century.

Tags: Childhood education, children's books, children's stories, Colin Heywood, literacy, literature, manuscripts and special collections

Invisible storytellers: Cinderella, Pinocchio and the remarkable role of translators in the history of British children’s literature

It is easy to forget the role of a translator in producing English versions of many children’s tales. In this talk, Gillian Lathey introduces some of these invisible storytellers and pays homage to their neglected craft.

Tags: children's books, children's stories, Gillian Lathey, literature, manuscripts and special collections

From Rags to Witches: The grim tale of children’s stories

Using original archives and rare books from the University of Nottingham’s Manuscripts & Special Collections, this exhibition will explore a range of children’s stories and traditional tales.

Tags: children's books, children's stories, Fairy stories, literature, manuscripts and special collections

Sadistic, remote or God-like?

Head teachers are sadistic and evil…

Appears in Issue 41

Tags: children's books, headteachers, JK Rowling, literature, Roald Dahl, school leadership, School of Education