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Books in the British genre:

Wood Magic: A Fable (1881)

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In this woodland fantasy young Bevis can talk to the wild creatures. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Richard Jefferies
Illustrator(s): None

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Bevis: The Story of a Boy (1882)

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Two English boys camp out on an island in a pond. This first edition was also published in green cloth. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Richard Jefferies
Illustrator(s): None

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The Boy’s Percy (1882)

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A collection of ancient English ballads assembled by Bishop Thomas Percy and first published in 1765. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): E. B. Bensell

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Irish Sketches and Miscellany (1882)

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Travel sketches from Ireland.

Author(s): Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Milkmaid (1882)

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This is an old song of a milkmaid and a young gentleman, here exhibited and explained in many designs. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Prince and the Pauper (1882)

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Edward Prince of Wales trades places with poor Tom Canty for a lark but finds it almost more than he can manage to trade back again. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at Archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): John Harley
L. S. Ipsen
Frank T. Merrill

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Rambles in the Lake Country and Other Travel Sketches (1882)

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Essays and travel sketches of the English Lake Country. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott
Et al

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Rosy (1882)

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A story of small Victorian children. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Tufts of Heather Volume 2 (1882)

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A collection of essays, chiefly about the author’s native Lancashire. A new edition, this includes a different image on the title page.

Author(s): Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Vice Versa (1882)

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In Victorian London, a father and son switch places because of a magic stone from India. They live each other's lives, therefore gaining a better understanding for each other before they switch back. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): F. Anstey
Illustrator(s): None

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Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers (1882)

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A boy, on the eve of his return to boarding school, trades places with his father. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): F. Anstey
Illustrator(s): None

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The Chimney Corner (1883)

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Over forty Lancashire tales, largely in dialect.

Author(s): Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate (1883)

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A traditional hunting song. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go (1883)

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An old Scottish ballad. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Jackanapes (1883)

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A young British orphan grows up to be a Captain in a cavalry regiment and gives his life for his friend on the field of battle. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Limping Pilgrim on His Wanderings (1883)

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A collection of travel pieces, including one on the Island of Rum.

Author(s): Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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London Lyrics (1883)

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Poems by a friend of Thackeray, frequently with a satiric twist. This edition has three illustrations by Caldecott. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Frederick Locker
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott
Kate Greenaway

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Pan Pipes: A Book of Old Songs (1883)

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A collection of old ballads and songs with new music. Read the second edition for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Théophile Marzials
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Poems and Songs (1883)

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Dialect poems by the “Lancashire Burns.” Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott
Et al

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The Princess and Curdie (1883)

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In this sequel to The Princess and the Goblin, Curdie and his beasts restore Irene’s King-Papa to his throne. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): James Allen

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