Evenings at Home, or The Juvenile Budget Opened (1792–1796) is a collection of six volumes of stories written by John Aikin and his sister Anna Laetitia Barbauld. It is an early example of children's literature. The late Victorian children's writer Mary Louisa Molesworth named it as one of the handful of books that was owned by every family in her childhood and read enthusiastically.[1] In their introduction, the authors explain the title in these words:
Frontispiece to the 1858 Longman and Co. et al. edition.
...As some of them [the Fairborne family] were accustomed to writing, they would frequently produce a fable, a story, a dialogue, adapted to the age and understanding of young people. It was always considered as a high favour when they would so employ themselves; and when the pieces were once read over, they were carefully deposited by Mrs. Fairborne in a box, of which she kept the key. None of these were allowed to be taken out again till all the children were assembled in the holydays. It was then made one of the evening amusements of the family to rummage the budget, as their phrase was. One of the least children was sent to the box, who, putting in its little hand, drew out the paper that came next, and brought it into the parlour. This was then read distinctly by one of the elder ones; and after it had undergone sufficient consideration, another little messenger was dispatched for a fresh supply; and so on, till as much time had been spent in this manner as the parents thought proper. Other children were admitted to these readings; and as the Budget of Beechgrove Hall became somewhat celebrated in the neighbourhood, its proprietors were at length urged to lay it open to the public...[2]
^Carpenter, H. and M. Prichard. 1984. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York.
^Aikin, Dr. and Mrs. Barbauld. 1796, 1858. Evenings at Home or, The Juvenile Budget Opened Eighteenth Edition. Longman and Co. et al., London. 493 pages
^Volume 3 is available online: Les Soirées Au Logis, Ou l'Ouverture du Porte-Feuille De La Jeunesse: Renfermant un mélange de pièces diverses pour l'instruction des jeunes personnes, Paschoud, Geneva, 1797
Carpenter, Humphrey and Mari Prichard. Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN0-19-860228-6
Zipes, Jack (ed) et al. The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English. W. W. Norton, 2005. ISBN0-393-32776-0
Zipes, Jack (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Volumes 1–4. Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN0-19-514656-5
Watson, Victor, The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN0-521-55064-5
Demmers, Patricia (ed). From Instruction to Delight: An Anthology of Children's Literature to 1850, Oxford University Press, 2003. . 384 pages. ISBN0-19-541889-1.
St. John, Judith. The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, 1566–1910, A Catalogue, Toronto Public Library.
Patel, Aartiben G. (2014). બાળસાહિત્યના સર્જકો : જીવરામ જોશી અને યશવંત મહેતા [Authors of Children's Literature: Jivram Joshi and Yashwant Mehta] (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 28–42. ISBN978-91-5108-173-1.
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Evenings at Home or The Juvenile Budget Opened 1792 1796 is a collection of six volumes of stories written by John Aikin and his sister Anna Laetitia Barbauld It is an early example of children s literature The late Victorian children s writer Mary Louisa Molesworth named it as one of the handful of books that was owned by every family in her childhood and read enthusiastically 1 In their introduction the authors explain the title in these words Evenings at Home or The Juvenile Budget OpenedTitle page from a later 1858 edition AuthorJohn Aikin and Anna Letitia BarbauldCountryEnglandLanguageEnglishGenreNovelPublisherLongman and Co et al Publication date1796Media typePrint Hardback Frontispiece to the 1858 Longman and Co et al edition As some of them the Fairborne family were accustomed to writing they would frequently produce a fable a story a dialogue adapted to the age and understanding of young people It was always considered as a high favour when they would so employ themselves and when the pieces were once read over they were carefully deposited by Mrs Fairborne in a box of which she kept the key None of these were allowed to be taken out again till all the children were assembled in the holydays It was then made one of the evening amusements of the family to rummage the budget as their phrase was One of the least children was sent to the box who putting in its little hand drew out the paper that came next and brought it into the parlour This was then read distinctly by one of the elder ones and after it had undergone sufficient consideration another little messenger was dispatched for a fresh supply and so on till as much time had been spent in this manner as the parents thought proper Other children were admitted to these readings and as the Budget of Beechgrove Hall became somewhat celebrated in the neighbourhood its proprietors were at length urged to lay it open to the public 2 The book was translated into French 3 W S Gilbert took the title for one of his plays Eyes and No Eyes 1875 from one of the stories in the collection 4 Ichchharam Desai translated these stories in Gujarati as Balkono Anand 1895 5 Contents 1 Further reading 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksFurther reading editFerguson Frances May 2017 The Novel Comes of Age When Literature Started Talking with Children differences A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies 28 1 Duke University Press 37 63 doi 10 1215 10407391 3821688 Notes edit Carpenter H and M Prichard 1984 The Oxford Companion to Children s Literature Oxford University Press Oxford and New York Aikin Dr and Mrs Barbauld 1796 1858 Evenings at Home or The Juvenile Budget Opened Eighteenth Edition Longman and Co et al London 493 pages Volume 3 is available online Les Soirees Au Logis Ou l Ouverture du Porte Feuille De La Jeunesse Renfermant un melange de pieces diverses pour l instruction des jeunes personnes Paschoud Geneva 1797 Aikin John and Anna Laetitia Barbauld Eyes and No Eyes or The Art of Seeing The Internet Archive accessed 24 November 2009 બ ળસ હ ત યન સર જક જ વર મ જ શ અન યશવ ત મહ ત 2014 p 30 References editCarpenter Humphrey and Mari Prichard Oxford Companion to Children s Literature Oxford University Press 1997 ISBN 0 19 860228 6 Zipes Jack ed et al The Norton Anthology of Children s Literature The Traditions in English W W Norton 2005 ISBN 0 393 32776 0 Zipes Jack ed The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children s Literature Volumes 1 4 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0 19 514656 5 Watson Victor The Cambridge Guide to Children s Books in English Cambridge University Press 2001 ISBN 0 521 55064 5 Demmers Patricia ed From Instruction to Delight An Anthology of Children s Literature to 1850 Oxford University Press 2003 Table of Contents 384 pages ISBN 0 19 541889 1 St John Judith The Osborne Collection of Early Children s Books 1566 1910 A Catalogue Toronto Public Library Patel Aartiben G 2014 બ ળસ હ ત યન સર જક જ વર મ જ શ અન યશવ ત મહ ત Authors of Children s Literature Jivram Joshi and Yashwant Mehta in Gujarati Ahmedabad Parshwa Publication pp 28 42 ISBN 978 91 5108 173 1 External links edit nbsp Children s literature portal British Library Children s Literature Search publishing histories Copac Academic amp National Library Catalogue at the University of Manchester Another website British Library Integrated Catalogue Archived 2009 10 26 at the Wayback Machine Search Library of Congress Online Catalog Search National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections Course syllabus Studies in Eighteenth century literature Books for Children Archived 2006 08 13 at the Wayback Machine at the University of Toronto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evenings at Home amp oldid 1214911257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
