The Children's Literature Research Collections

Waverly Library - October 1881

The Grass Widow!

In honor of the snow we had at the U of M today, have a Victorian skating scene from The Illustrated Fireside Novelist (1886)!

The Wild Girl, by Corinne Cushman. Cushman was also, according to the text, the author of a book called “Madcap, The Little Quakeress”. One of the chapters of The Wild Girl is actually called “Get Thee To A Nunnery.”

Oh, 19th century… Sigh….

Looks like there’s going to be lots of five cent novels today. 

After A lull, the CLRC is getting back to sharing more stuff from our collections!  Let’s start things off with this issue of the Leisure Hour Library from 1889.

Frank Reade Library No. 15

Gulliver Bei Den Liliputern. No pub date.

This book, from 1867, has an interesting dedication.

My Children,

     You know i do not tell you stories as some papas do. Therefore, i give you a book of stories. You have read them all before except the last. But you have not seen Mr. Hughes’s drawings before.

     If plenty of children like this volume, you shall have another soon.

Your Papa.

By the way, i found pressed violets in this book.