The original chapters in this book
appeared in the form of articles in The
Parents' Review for 1906-8, and in that form were used by
several teachers in connection with the Parents' Union School. The
articles were so much appreciated that Mrs. Epps was asked to publish
them in book form. The book was published in 1914.
"The study of ancient history which cannot be contemporaneous we
approach through a chronologically-arranged book about the British
Museum (written for the scholars of the P.U.S. by the late Mrs. W. Epps
who had the delightful gift of realising the progress of the ages as
represented in our great national storehouse). I have already instanced
a child's visit to the Parthenon Room and her eager identification of
what she saw with what she had read, and that will serve to indicate
the sort of key to ancient history afforded by this valuable
book....This slight study of the British Museum we find very valuable;
whether the children have or have not the opportunity of visiting the
Museum itself, they have the hope of doing so, and, besides, their
minds are awakened to the treasures of local museums." (Charlotte Mason, Vol 6 pg 175-6)
