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Sylvie And Bruno

Sylvie And Bruno – Lewis Carroll

Sylvia and Bruno, first published in 1889, forms the last novel Lewis Carroll published during his lifetime. The volume was illustrated by Harry Furniss.

The novel has two main plots; one set in the real world at the time the book was published (the Victorian era), the other in the fantasy world of Fairyland. .

Sylvie And Bruno

Sylvie And Bruno

Format: Paperback.

Sylvie And Bruno.

ISBN: 9783849699499

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More Information on this book (from Wikipedia):

Two short pieces, “Fairy Sylvie” and “Bruno’s Revenge”, originally appeared in Aunt Judy’s Magazine in 1867. Some years later, in 1873 or 1874, Carroll had the idea to use these as the core for a longer … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Jo’s Boys And How They Turned Out

Jo’s Boys And How They Turned Out – Louisa May Alcott

It was simply impossible to hide any longer the melancholy fact that Miss Alcott’s ‘ Little Men ‘ were growing up; they have refused to remain the charming boys they were when we read about them in said book. Like other boys of the same generation, they were fast becoming men, and we shall soon lose sight of them in the crowded ranks of mature life. It is very pleasant, therefore, to have another glimpse of them in ‘Jo’s Boys and How They Turned Out.’ Of course everybody who knew ‘Little Men’ felt that with such a training and such surroundings they could not but turn out well, but … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Cupid And Chow-Chow (Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 3)

Cupid And Chow-Chow (Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 3) – Louisa May Alcott

This is the third volume in Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Ant Jo’s Scrap-Bag’ series, including stories like ‘Cupid and Chow-Chow’, ‘Huckleberry’, ‘Nelly’s Hospital’, ‘Grandma’s Team’, ‘Fairy Pinafores’, ‘Mamma’s Plot’, ‘Kate’s Choice’ and many more.

Cupid And Chow-Chow (Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Vol. 3)

Cupid And Chow-Chow (Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 3).

Format: eBook.

Cupid And Chow-Chow (Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 3).

ISBN: 9783849659110.

 

Excerpt from the text:

 

Once upon a time I wrote a little account of some of the agreeable boys I had known, whereupon the damsels reproached me with partiality, and begged me to write about them. I owned the soft impeachment, and promised that I would not forget them if I could find Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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