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Tag Archives: Marie Duval
Calendaria Botanica Ridiculoso
Among the many merits of Sara Lodge’s Inventing Edward Lear is the identification of Marie Duval as the author of a previously unattributed book, Calendaria Botanica Ridiculoso (first edition 1877). More on Duval. Lodge writes (p. 212): Lear’s ideas gave rise in … Continue reading
A Choice Collection of Queens and Kings, and other Things
In February 2011 I posted a review of some Christmas books for 1874, “Nonsense for Big and Little Babies” from Judy. Among the books reviewed was A Choice Collection of Queens and Kings, and other Things by S.A. the Princess Hesse Schwartzbourg, … Continue reading
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Tagged caricature, Comics, Edward Lear, Marie Duval, nonsense rhymes
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