You are invited to explore the world of youth in early modern England through the lens of literature. Feel free to use the links on the left to navigate the site at your own discretion or enter the interactive component below.

INTERACTIVE LITERARY GUIDEBOOK

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The woodcut above depicts children and adults gathered around a dinner table.

A POEM OF INTRODUCTION
On this website ye shall find
The truths put forth about the kind
Of little persons, middling class,
From yon wee lad to yon wee lass.
It is its purpose, ye shall see,
To explore all facet and quality
Beginning with the youngest years
And reaching 'til adulthood nears.
'Tis the aim of its creator,
A youth herself and not much greater
Than one score and nothing more,
That upon these pages ye shall see,
A compilation of works that be
About this troupe from far and wide
Of young ones in city and in countryside.