A Child's History of England Author:Charles Dickens This classic history text by the famous Charles Dickens was first published in book form between 1852-1854. This Donohue edition was printed decades later, probably soon after 1900. — Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The h... more »istory covers the period between 50 BC and 1689.« less