"Useful And Instructive Poetry" 1954 CARROLL, Lewis
$75
CARROLL, Lewis
[45] pp.
The Macmillan Company
1954
7 5/8" x 5 1/8"
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Useful and Instructive Poetry is an early manuscript written by a 13-year-old Lewis Carroll in 1845 and published for the first time in 1954.
Key Facts
Author: Lewis Carroll (born Charles Dodgson), who created the work during his youth.
Original Purpose: Hand-drawn and handwritten verses made as a gift for his younger brother and sister.
First Publication: Released in 1954 by Geoffrey Bles in London and Macmillan in New York, featuring an introduction by Derek Hudson.
Style: Contains the early humor, parody, and nonsense that later shaped Useful and Instructive Poetry and his famous books.
Format: A short 45-page book that includes reproductions of the author's original drawings.