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The Educational Children’s Stories of Comtesse de Ségur
Bianca McHale
Table of contents
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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