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Father Goose, His Book
''Father Goose: His Book'' is a collection of nonsense poetry for children, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, and first published in 1899. Though generally neglected a century later, the book was a groundbreaking sensation in its own era; "once America's best-selling children's book and L. Frank Baum's first success," ''Father Goose'' laid a foundation for the writing career that soon led to ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and all of Baum's later work. Collaboration The book grew out of Baum's first published verse collection, the previous year's ''By the Candelabra's Glare'', which concluded with a section of poems for children. Baum expanded upon that section to create a new collection of nonsense verse; the 72 poems in ''Father Goose'' included two from the earlier book. Denslow had contributed two illustrations to Baum's first collection of poems, and had worked on Baum's trade periodical, ''The Show Window'' — though ''Father Goose'' was the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wallace Denslow
William Wallace Denslow (; May 5, 1856 – March 29, 1915), professionally W. W. Denslow, was an American illustrator and caricaturist remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. Denslow was an editorial cartoonist with a strong interest in politics, which has fueled political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, political interpretations of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. Biography Born in Philadelphia to a tobacco wholesaler, Denslow spent brief periods at the National Academy Museum and School, National Academy of Design and the Cooper Union in New York, but was largely self-educated and self-trained. In the 1880s, he traveled about the United States as an artist and newspaper reporter; he came to Chicago for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and chose to stay. Denslow acquired his earliest reputation as a poster artist; he also designed books and bookplates, and was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberta Neiswanger Hall
Alberta Grace Neiswanger Hall (November 10, 1870 – May 9, 1956), also known as Alberta N. Burton, was an American composer of children's songs and books.Alberta N. Burton WorldCat Identities. Retrieved May 7, 2013 She wrote musical settings for 26 poems in "Father Goose: His Book, The Songs of Father Goose" by L. Frank Baum in 1900. Her other works include musical settings for Lizette Woodworth Reese and Percy Blackmer, as well as her own original lyrics, and have been called "full of genuine melodic charm and no little skill of harmonic workmanship." Neiswanger was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Joseph Neiswanger and Marion Louise Paxson. She married George Eckart Hall in 1893 in Chicago. They later divorced. In 1902 in New Orleans, she married Edmund F. Burton, a physician who left medicine for the study of Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Poetry Books
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
