IDENTITY
A Child's History of England
Literature
Work Summary
A history of England written for younger readers, narrating rulers, wars and political events from ancient Britain to the seventeenth century. Dickens uses a direct, strongly opinionated narrative voice and emphasizes cruelty, injustice and abuses of power.
Evidence Summary
The book enters his Amsterdam-period historical reading.
Documented history-reading source rather than merely a bibliographic mention.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Charles Dickens
Work
A Child's History of England
Years / Period
24–25 Nov 1877
Van Gogh Relation
Read, Owned / Had Access To
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
24–25 Nov 1877 — Letter 135
Read · Received / read
Van Gogh says he has received A Child's History of England; the same letter refers to material from its account of English history.
Response: The book enters his Amsterdam-period historical reading.
Connection: Documented history-reading source rather than merely a bibliographic mention.
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