Table of contents

• Availability and Copyright
  • Availability
  • Copyright
• Introduction
  • Historical Children’s Authors
  • La Comtesse’s Unique Style
  • Focus of This Document
• Biography
  • Life in Nineteenth Century Russia and France
  • La Comtesse’s Writing Career
  • Dedications
• Education of Middle Class Girls
  • Education in Nineteenth Century France and Russia
  • The Theme of Education in Fairy Tales
  • The Theme of Education in Children’s Stories
  • Lessons on Misbehaviour and Punishment
  • The Limited Role of Fathers in Children’s Education
  • Revolutionary Ideas of La Comtesse
• Comments on Educational Practices
  • Mothers/Educators in the Trilogy
  • The Incompetent Mother/Educator
  • The Violent Mother/Educator
  • The Good Mother/Educator
• Conclusions
  • Educational Impact of the Books
  • Entertainment Impact of the Books
• The Books of Comtesse de Ségur
• Ten Interesting Facts about la Comtesse
• Copyright Licence
  • Human-readable summary
  • Creative Commons Legal Code
• References