Since it is often difficult to examine original editions of books and periodicals, anthologies such as the selected list below provide the opportunity to read the texts and examine the illustrations of earlier works.

Arnold, Arnold. Pictures and Stories from Forgotten Children's Books. New York: Dover Publications, 1969.

Benardete, Jane and Phyllis Moe, eds. Companions of Our Youth: Stories by Women for Young People's Magazines 1865-1900. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1980.

DeVries, Leonard. (1965). Flowers of Delight. New York: Pantheon Press, 1965.

De Vries, Leonard. Little Wide-Awake: An Anthology from Victorian Children's Books and Periodicals in the Collections of Anne and Fernand G. Renier. Cleveland, OH: World, 1967.

Frye, Burton C., Editor. A St. Nicholas Anthology: The Early Years. New York: Meredith Press, 1969.

The Glorious Mother Goose. Selected by Cooper Edens. New York: Atheneum, 1988.

Haviland, Virginia, and Coughlan, Margaret, Editors. Yankee Doodle's Literary Sampler; Being An Anthology of Diverse Works Published for the Edification and/or Entertainment of Young Readers in America Before 1900. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1974.

Temple, Nigel, Editor. Seen and Not Heard: A Garland of Fancies for Victorian Children. New York: The Dial Press, 1970.

Created September 20, 1995 and is continuously revised

SCILS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey