Tag Archives: E. Nesbit

E. Nesbit’s Formative Moral Influence on My Life

By Robin Bates | Published: September 18, 2026

E. Nesbit’s Bastable books played a major role in my moral foundation.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged David Brooks, moral education, Treasure Seekers, Wouldbegoods | Comments closed

Children’s Lit in the Golden Age

By Robin Bates | Published: June 3, 2025

In “Children’s Book” Byatt explores why the Edwardian age was such a rich time for children’s lit.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Soldier", A. S. Byatt, Beatrix Potter, Benjamin Bunny, Children's Book, Children's lit, Defence of Poesy, Edwardian Age, James Barrie, Kenneth Grahame, Kim, Peter Pan, Peter Rabbit, Philip Sidney, Puck of Pook's Hill, Railway Children, Rudyard Kipling, Rupert Brooke, wind in the willows | Comments closed

Puck’s Summer Magic

By Robin Bates | Published: June 22, 2015

“Midsummer Night’s Dream” dips into ancient British legends about the mystical aspects of midsummer.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged A. S. Byatt, Children's Book, Midsummer Night's Dream, Midsummer Night's Eve, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, summer, summer solstice, William Shakespeare | Comments closed

Books about People Reading Books

By Robin Bates | Published: July 25, 2014

Books about books give readers a sense that they are part of a larger community.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged A. A. Milne, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, David Copperfield, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Kenneth Grahame, metafiction, Northanger Abbey, Treasure Seekers, wind in the willows, Winnie the Pooh, Would Be Goods | Comments closed

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