The Osborne Collection

The Osborne Collection contains literature published before 1910 and traces the development of English Children’s literature. Items of note include a 14th century manuscript of Aesop’s Fables, handwritten on vellum, traditional tales from the 15th C., school texts and courtesy books from the 16th C., chapbooks, moral tales and rational recreations from the 18th C., and several Victorian classics up to the end of the Edwardian era. ​

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