A Flat Iron for a Farthing

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A Flat Iron for a Farthing
Title page from a 1926 edition of the book with illustrations by M.V. Wheelhouse.
AuthorJuliana Horatia Ewing
Publication date
1872

A Flat Iron for a Farthing (1872) is a book by Juliana Horatia Ewing (1842–1885) and consists of childhood reminiscences of the only child of a widowed father. It was one of the author's most popular books.[according to whom?]

References[edit]

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  • Jack Zipes (ed) et al. The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English. W. W. Norton, 2005. ISBN 0-393-32776-0
  • Jack Zipes (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Volumes 1-4. Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-514656-5
  • Victor Watson, The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-521-55064-5