Art Middlekauff surveys how Charlotte Mason’s first principle was viewed in the centuries before and the century after Miss Mason’s life.

The History of an Idea: Children Are Born Persons

Charlotte Mason Poetry is dedicated to promoting Charlotte Mason’s living ideas. We strive to share an authentic interpretation of Mason’s life work through a combination of original and vintage articles by a wide variety of authors. Our team draws from and transcribes many rare and wonderful documents from the PNEU many of which cannot be found anywhere else on the web.

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The Rev. H. S. Swithinbank draws lessons and insights from the growth and education of our Lord Jesus Christ in this vintage address from 1897. Read by Greg Rolling.

The Boy Jesus

Arthur Burrell shares his practical, poignant, and powerful insights in this paper from 1902. Read by Greg Rolling.

How to Preserve the Imaginative Power in Children

The first appointed lecturer of the National Gallery, S.C. Kaines Smith, explores this question with wit and humor—all while holding the child in high esteem.

Can Appreciation of Art Be Taught?

Rose Amy Pennethorne shares the history of picture study in this vintage article from 1952. Read by Katherine Dlugolonski.

Art Studies

Mary Gillies takes us through picture study across all the forms in this vintage article from 1931. Read by Jennifer Talsma.

The History of an Idea: Children Are Born Persons

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