Davy and the Goblin or What followed reading “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1885) by: Charles Edward Carryl. Illustrations were drawn by: E.B. Bensell. / This children’s story / - Tapa blanda

Davy and the Goblin or What followed reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1885) by (Paperback)

Paperback. Condición: new. Bensell, E.B. Ilustrador. Paperback. This children's story follows the adventures of Davy, a young boy in his wanderings through a fantasy world. Illustrations were drawn by E.B. Bensell. Charles Edward Caryl (December 30, 1841 - July 3, 1920) was an American children's literature author.Born in New York, Carryl became a second-generation successful businessman; and a stockbroker, who for 34 years starting in 1874 held a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1869 he married Mary Wetmore. Their elder child was the poet and humorist Guy Wetmore Carryl. In 1882 Charles E. Carryl published his first work: Stock Exchange Primer. In 1884 he published the children's fantasy Davy and the Goblin; or, What Followed Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", serialized in the magazine St Nicholas. His work includes the children's nonsense poem "The Walloping Window Blind", published in 1885, in a verse style similar to Lewis Carroll's: A capital ship for an ocean trip/Was the Walloping Window-Blind;/No wind that blew dismayed her crew/Or troubled the captain's mind. A second novel, The Admiral's Caravan, also serialized in St Nicholas beginning in December 1891, was dedicated to his daughter Constance. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781978308763

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