Asimov, Isaac, ed. The Annotated Gulliver's Travels. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1980. Since so many themes of Mistress Masham's Repose are directly drawn from Gulliver's Travels, Asimov's book provides a useful text of the novel, as well as an insightful running commentary on Swift's symbols and allusions.

Crane, John K. T. H. White. New York: Twayne, 1974. Overview of White's life and work.

Egoff, Sheila A. Thursday's Child.

Chicago: American Library Association, 1981. A general overview of children's literature and its themes, theses, and developments. Provides a number of useful critical insights into the works of many of the modern masterworks of this field. An excellent sourcebook.

Hurlimann, Bettina. Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe. Translated and edited by B. W. Anderson. London: Oxford University Press, 1967. One of the most complete sourcebooks for students in the field of children's literature, this book has a section...