"Advice to Fathers" from Bow Bells Magazine
Published in 1864 in Bow Bells, this piece begs father’s to notice their children. More than this, it demands that father’s teach their children to “appreciate the beautiful things in this world”. It asks readers to understand that children can do so much more than study and stay out of sight. With an emphasis on the beauty of the world, we get a sound picture of why the whimsy of childhood as we understand it today should be valued in the Victorian period.
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