Значение слова CHILD в Литературной энциклопедии

1) FRANCIS J. (1825-1896).-English scholar, _b._ at Boston, Mass., was a prof. at Harvard, one of the foremost students of early English, and especially of ancient ballads in America. He ed. the American ed. of English Poets in 130 vols., and English and Scottish Ballads. He was also a profound student of Chaucer, and _pub._ _Observations on the Language of Chaucer_, and _Observations on the Language of Gower's Confessio Amantis_. 2)CHILD, MRS. LYDIA MARIA (FRANCIS) (1802-1880).-Was the author of many once popular tales, _Hobomok_, _The Rebels_, _Philothes_, etc.