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    WHAT SHALL THE CHILDREN READ ? 27

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    What Shall The Children Read ? 27

    WHAT SHALL THE CHILDREN READ ? 27

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1864, page 27, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031864/page/27/