18th Century
| Title | Author | Year published | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Crusoe | Daniel Defoe | 1719 | |
| Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift | 1726 | |
| Tales of Mother Goose | Charles Perrault | 1729 (English) | |
| Little Pretty Pocket-book | John Newbery | 1744 | |
| Little Goody Two Shoes | Oliver Goldsmith | 1765 | |
| Lessons for Children | Anna Laetitia Barbauld | 1778-9 | The first series of age-adapted reading primers for children printed with large text and wide margins; in print for over a century. |
| The History of Sandford and Merton | Thomas Day | 1783-9 | A bestseller for over a century, it embodied Rousseau's educational ideals. |
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