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Reviews, 1946-1998

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MS. Opie 213
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Reviews and newspaper cuttings relating to books by the Opies, including:

  1. Folder 1: The Case of Being a Young Man, 1946; I Saw Esau, 1947-1948, and new edition, 1992.
  2. Folder 2: The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, 1959-1960; BBC Programme, 1960-1961; paperback edition, c.1967; legacy of book, 1992-1995. Also includes advertisement leaflet with order form, Jan 1960.
  3. Folder 3: Children's Games in Street and Playground, c.1969-1970. Also includes advertisement leaflet with order form, 1969, and bookmarks advertising the paperback edition, c.1984; The Oxford Book of Children's Verse, 1973-1974. Also includes advertisement leaflet, 1973, and copies of Classics, c.1973, with an article by Iona and Peter Opie, 'Iona and Peter Opie on The Poetic Links between Parent and Child'; The Singing Game, 1985-1988. Also includes a dust cover of The Oxford Book of Narrative Verse, with comments by Iona Opie, c.1983.
  4. Folder 4: The Classic Fairy Tales, reprints, 1992-1997; The People in the Playground, c.1993-1994; Children's Games with Things, 1997-1998.

Dates

  • Creation: 1946-1998

Extent

1 box (4 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Opie 213