Literature
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The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare by Guy Wetmore Carryl
The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare is a parody told in rhyme, based on Aesop’s Fable, The Tortoise and…
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The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven by Guy Wetmore Carryl
The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven is a parody told in rhyme, of Aesop’s Fable, The Fox and the…
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The Unusual Goose and the Imbecilic Woodcutter by Guy Wetmore Carryl
The Unusual Goose and the Impecilic Woodcutter is a parody told in rhyme, based on Aesop’s Fable, The Goose and…
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The Urban Rat and the Suburban Rat by Guy Wetmore Carryl
The Urban Rat and the Suburban Rat is a parody told in rhyme, based on Aesop’s Fable, The Town Mouse…
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A Game of Fives by Lewis Carroll
Published in Lewis Carroll’s collection, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems (1869). Illustrated by Arthur B. Frost in the 1911 edition. “Inscribed…
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A Nursery Darling by Lewis Carroll
Carroll’s epigram to introduce The Nursery “Alice,” an 1889 edition of his most famous story with text adapted to “nursery…
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A Sea Dirge by Lewis Carroll
You’re not the only one who hates taxes. Published in Lewis Carroll’s collection, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems (1869). Illustrated by…
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A Valentine by Lewis Carroll
Published in Lewis Carroll’s collection, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems (1869). Illustrated by Arthur B. Frost in the 1911 edition. “Inscribed…
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Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll’s Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child was written by Lewis Carroll to celebrate Christmas in 1867.…
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Fame’s Penny-Trumpet by Lewis Carroll
Published in Lewis Carroll’s collection, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems (1869). Illustrated by Arthur B. Frost in the 1911 edition. “Inscribed…
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