Pictorial grammar |
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| Title : | Pictorial grammar |
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| Creator : | Crowquill, Alfred | ||
| Source : | The pictorial grammar | ||
| Place Of Creation : | London | ||
| Publisher : | Harvey and Darton | ||
| Date of creation : | [1842] | ||
| Additional Creator : | Forrester, Charles Robert, 1803-1850 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Donated by : | Mrs R C Moore |
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| Description : |
'Grammar is one of the most difficult subjects to illustrate--indeed one might be forgiven for considering it impossible. It has always been an unpalatable subject ...' (Whalley p. 123) Endeavours to illustrate the points of grammar also included attempts to make a game of the subject, not always successfully.The publisher John Harris achieved several successes in the early 19th century. The Pictorial grammar published in 1842 by Harvey and Darton provided 'straightforward instructions but the humorous illustrations made an impact by their unexpectedness' (Whalley p. 125). The work of the illustrator Alfred Crowquill suggests a similarity to the great 19th century humorist Edward Lear. |
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| Coverage year : | 1842 |
| Further reading : | Whalley, Joyce Irene Cobwebs to catch flies: illustrated books for the nursery and schoolroom, 1700-1900 London: Elek, 1974 Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books The Osborne Collection of early children's books, 1566-1910 : a catalogue / prepared at Boys and Girls House by Judith St. John ; with an introd. by Edgar Osborne Toronto: Toronto Public Library, 1975 Darton, F. J. Harvey Children's books in England : five centuries of social life 3rd ed Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982 |
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