This is one of the few books that open new perspectives for research, suggesting that children and childhood gained in importance in British Fiction well before the 19th century. It seeks to show the importance of the figure of the child in a variety of novels. The study is chronologically organised and very easy to follow. The edition itself is with hard covers. Paper of high quality. I am very picky when it comes to fonts but here, I can find nothing to criticise :) I am extremely satisfied!