Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

The Explorigator

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

Rush to Barnacle Press to enjoy the full run of The Explorigator, one of the most original, and nonsensical, comics of all times and meet a crew on a par with the one that set out to hunt the Snark.

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Edward Lear in The Beano

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

Lew Stringer posts on Hunt Emerson’s comic strip adaptation of Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat.” If anyone has scans of the complete three-page story I would be interested in getting them (I can’t find The Beano here in … Continue reading →

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Shadows

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

After the success of his two Topsy-Turvys, Peter Newell published A Shadow Book (New York: The Century Co., 1896) in which after looking at a picture, e.g. of an Arab leading a camel, you turn the page and place it … Continue reading →

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War Games and More Peter Newell Patents

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

If you enjoyed my previous posts on Peter Newell’s toy and toy-book patents, you cannot miss these on War Games from the Boer War and War Games from World War II from Steve van Dulken’s Patent Blog at the British … Continue reading →

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The Pig-Faced Woman and the Limerick

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

In the early months of 1815 London was swept by reports of a pig-faced lady living in Manchester Square: In the earlier part of this century, there was a kind of publication in vogue, somewhat resembling the more ancient broadside, … Continue reading →

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A Photographer's Day Out… with Edward Lear

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

Nancy Hill, a photographer and writer as well as old time fan of Edward Lear’s nonsense, has a new site showcasing her photographic work. Of particular interest are two portfolios: Fools and Limericks.

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A Short Peter Newell Animation

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

I did not know that orecchio acerbo, who published my Italian translation of Peter Newell’s Slant Book last year, had also produced a short booktrailer which you can see on YouTube: You can also download a pdf of the Italian … Continue reading →

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Dye Inoculation by Peter Newell

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

  No. 1 “It seems to me it orter work,” Said Farmer Hiram Beggs, “By feeding Hens on Easter dyes To deckerate their eggs.” No. 2 And sure enough for several days The eggs were many-hued With stranger markings on … Continue reading →

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Joge-e: Two-Way Pictures

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

In the second half of the nineteenth century the west shows a sudden interest in images that can be seen upside down. There are several examples, the most famous being probably Peter Newell’s Topsys and Turvys (New York: The Century … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear to the Rev. Ellis Ashton

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Marco Graziosi

Here is a previously unpublished letter by Edward Lear which was offered some time ago on eBay. It includes one of his delightful self-caricatures representing the painter watching the swallows. 15 Stratford Place, Oxford Street, W 4 Sept. 1865. My … Continue reading →

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