James, W. (Children's author)

Japanese: James,W.(児童文学者)(英語表記)JamesW
James, W. (Children's author)

... In the 20th century, American children's literature became more diverse with the development of children's libraries. Animal stories include J. London, DG Mukerji, APTerhune, James W. James, and others, and boys' novels include J. Webster's Daddy Long Legs (1912) and Burnett's The Secret Garden (1910). However, the most distinctive genre is that based on the glorious pioneer era in American history, and the highlight is LI Wilder's epic eight-part novel about the pioneer girl Laura. ...

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Japanese:

… 20世紀にはいってアメリカの児童文学は,児童図書館の発達によって多彩となった。動物物語にはJ.ロンドンをはじめとして,ムカージD.G.MukerjiやターヒューンA.P.Terhune,ジェームズW.Jamesなどがおり,少年小説ではJ.ウェブスターの《あしながおじさん》(1912)やバーネットの《秘密の花園》(1910)がある。しかし,最も特色ある一分野は,アメリカ史上の栄光である開拓時代を題材とするもので,ワイルダーL.I.Wilderの8部に及ぶ開拓少女ローラに関する大河小説がその圧巻である。…

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