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Dr. Alan Gribben, a foremost Twain scholar, made waves in 1980 with the publication of Mark Twain's Library, a study that exposed for the first time the breadth of Twain's reading and influences. Prior to Gribben's work, much of Twain's reading history was assumed lost, but through dogged searching Gribben was able to source much of Twain's library. Mark Twain's Literary Resources is a much-expanded examination of Twain's library and readings. Volume I included Gribben's reflections on the work involved in cataloging Twain's reading and analysis of Twain's influences and opinions. This volume, long awaited, is an in-depth and comprehensive accounting of Twain's literary history. Each work read or owned by Twain is listed, along with information pertaining to editions, locations, and more. Gribben also includes scholarly annotations that explain the significance of many works, making this volume of Mark Twain's Literary Resources one of the most important additions to our understanding of America's greatest author.
Mullah Nasiruddin is a persona who appear in several anecdotes that are essentially witty, at times wise and philosophical, however, amidst the subtle humour lies an underlying lesson that need to be learnt. The stories incorporate moments and individuals from all walks of life. In the introduction of ‘The Stories of Mullah Nasiruddin’, Satyajit Ray had commented, “It’s a bit difficult to conjecture from the stories the nature of Mullah Nasiruddin. Sometimes he appeared to be a fool, while occasionally he seemed to be wise. Now, it’s up to you to decide.” Throughout the ages, the character of Mullah Nasiruddin has been shaped by the views, sensation and cognition of the masses, t...
Animals, Museum Culture and Children’s Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Curious Beasties explores the relationship between the zoological and palaeontological specimens brought back from around the world in the long nineteenth century—be they alive, stuffed or fossilised—and the development of children’s literature at this time. Children’s literature emerged as dizzying numbers of new species flooded into Britain with scientific expeditions, from giraffes and hippopotami to kangaroos, wombats, platypuses or sloths. As the book argues, late Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian children’s writers took part in the urge for mass education and presented the world and its curious creatures to children, often borrowing from their museum culture and its objects to map out that world. This original exploration illuminates how children’s literature dealt with the new ordering of the world, offering a unique viewpoint on the construction of science in the long nineteenth century.
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Margaret Gatty was a mid-Victorian children's author, who also wrote Book of Emblems in 1872. This critical study examines the relationship of that book to 19th-century allegorical writings for children.
A catalogue of the Osborne Collection at Toronto Public Library which includes books, manuscripts and illustrations.
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