A History of Toys

by Antonia Fraser

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Genres: History, Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1972

About the author

Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works, including the biographies Mary, Queen of Scots (a 40th anniversary edition was published in May 2009), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, King Charles II and The Gunpowder Plot (CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger; St Louis Literary Award). She has written five highly praised books which focus on women in history, The Weaker Vessel: Women's Lot in Seventeenth Century Britain (Wolfson Award for History, 1984), The Warrior Queens: Boadecia's Chariot, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Franco-British Literary Prize 2001), which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola in 2006 and most recently Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King. She was awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. Antonia Fraser was made DBE in 2011 for her services to literature. Her most recent book is Must You Go?, celebrating her life with Harold Pinter, who died on Christmas Eve 2008. She lives in London.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very nice overview of the development of toys from Ancient Egypt to the 1960s. It gives all the periods of major development within both society views and manufacturing. I did love seeing the 2 Dr. Who Dale's. Knew about the robot toy but never the dress up outfit. This is one of her first works and us just as clear and entertaining as her later works.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard to believe that a book written in 1966 could still serve as the definitive work on the history of toys. But Fraser's meticulous research, and the wealth of photographs she includes, makes for a book that stands up well to the test of time.