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Jabberwock (magazine)
''Jabberwock: a Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls'' was published in London by Chapman & Hall and edited by Brenda Girvin. Price 6d 1905–1907. Originally ''The Jabberwock'', the title became ''Our Jabberwock'' from August 1906 onwards. Vol 1 No 3 (October 1905) contained ''The Princess and the Cat'' by E. Nesbit. The First Issue of the magazine contained: *''The Little Marquis'' by Shiela Braine *''Stanley and the pigmies'' by Alice Corkran *''Wonderful Adventures'' by Robert Murray Gilchrist *''The Enchanted Garden'' by Netta Syrett Netta Syrett (17 March 1865 – 15 December 1943) was an English writer of the late Victorian period whose novels featured New Woman protagonists. Her novel ''Portrait of a Rebel'' was adapted into the 1936 film ''A Woman Rebels''. Biography ... *''Curious Shells'' by the Rev. T. Wood References Children's magazines published in the United Kingdom Chapman & Hall books Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabberwock 2
"Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel ''Through the Looking-Glass'', the sequel to ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865). The book tells of Alice's adventures within the Parallel universes in fiction, back-to-front world of Looking-glass world. In an early scene in which she first encounters the chess piece characters White King (Through the Looking-Glass), White King and White Queen (Through the Looking-Glass), White Queen, Alice finds a book written in a seemingly unintelligible language. Realising that she is travelling through an inverted world, she recognises that the verses on the pages are written in mirror-writing. She holds a mirror to one of the poems and reads the reflected verse of "Jabberwocky". She finds the nonsense verse as puzzling as the odd land she has passed into, later revealed as a dreamscape. "Jabberwocky" is considered one of the greatest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
