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The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino's brilliant, ludic stories show a writer far ahead of his time, says Ursula K Le Guin. The Guardian, 13 June 2009.
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Calvino was ahead of his time in so many ways that only now, 25 years after his death, is his work widely perceived not as marginal because it is fantasy, but as a landmark in fiction, the work of a master.
Austenmania
In 1797, Thomas Cadell made one of the greatest mistakes in publishing history. A Hampshire clergyman had written to him, offering a three-volume novel for publication by a first-time author. Without a word of encouragement, Cadell declined the book, manuscript unseen, by return of post.
Victorian murder that Charles Dickens used in Oliver Twist
The murder of Nancy in Oliver Twist was based on a contemporary case
Conference Report: ‘Tennyson’s Futures’
Parodies & arrangements/illustrations for Tennyson. No mention of Lear, but the papers might have some
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ara Lodge (University of St Andrews) argued that contemporary parodies drew out aspects of Tennyson’s verse often overlooked in critical commentary.
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Tennyson’s afterlife in the creative imaginations of illustrators, translators and composers provided another focus for the conference.
The Runcible Spoon, 7 - 30 Nov
The Runcible Spoon is a collection of works inspired by various nursery rhymes. Each rhyme has been adapted slightly revealing an alternate story from its original form. Jack and Jill, The Owl and the Pussy Cat, and Humpty Dumpty feature among other nurse
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The Runcible Spoon is a collection of works inspired by various nursery rhymes. Each rhyme has been adapted slightly revealing an alternate story from its original form. Jack and Jill, The Owl and the Pussy Cat, and Humpty Dumpty feature among other nursery rhyme favourites.
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