The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading

by Sam Leith

Do you remember the first time you fell in love with a book?

The stories we read as children extend far beyond our childhoods; they are a window into our deepest hopes, joys and anxieties. They reveal our past - collective and individual, remembered and imagined - and invite us to dream up different futures.

In a pioneering history of children's literature, from the ancient world to the present day, Sam Leith reveals the magic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1998365093
• ISBN13: 9781998365098
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Sutherland House Books
• Length: 432 Pages