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The Invention of Childhood: The Vast Usefulness of Reading

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8/30. With some boys earning a living at seven years old while others were still under the control of schoolmasters (and their canes) at 14, when did childhood end in the 17th century? Michael Morpurgo explores the expansion of education for boys and the very contemporary question of when boyhood ends and manhood begins. The readers are Jack Blumenau, Adam Godley, Sara Kestelman and Timothy West. For further details see Monday

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Michael Morpurgo
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Jack Blumenau
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Adam Godley
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Sara Kestelman
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Timothy West.
Source: Radio Times

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