The writings of Lucy lane Clifford (who also wrote as Mrs W K Clifford) were for almost a century completely lost to obscurity, but during her lifetime this extraordinary woman was a friend and confidant of Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy and other luminaries of the day. This collection contains possibly her best works. Her writings, originally penned as cautionary didactic tales for Victorian children, present themselves as a cycle of unique fables of existential dread and alienation, worthy (at their best) of a Kafka or Borges. Ranging from paeans to autism ('Wooden Tony' or 'The Paper Fish') or surreal horror ('The New Mother') this collection asks for Mrs Clifford to be reappraised as a precursor to 20th century and 21st century literature. This collection has been augmented with collages by artist D M Mitchell to show the link to such allegorical artists as Leonora Carrington, Max Ernst and Toyen.
This volume contains a brand-new collection of classic short stories for children written by Lucy Clifford (1846–1929). Clifford, also known under the pseudonym Mrs. W. K. Clifford, was an English journalist, novelist, and wife of notable philosopher and mathematician William Kingdon Clifford. Contents include: “On the Way to the Sun”, “For Money - For Love”, “The Sandy Cat”, “The New Mother”, “Writing a Book”, “Over the Porridge”, “Wooden Tony”, “In the Moonlight”, “Tommy”, “The Donkey on Wheels”, “The Boy and Little Great Lady”, “Good-Day, Gentle Folk”, and “Bibliography”. A timeless collection of classic children's stories that would make for perfect bedtime reading and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Clifford's delightful work. Other works by this author include: “Mrs. Keith's Crime” (1885), “The Anyhow Stories, Moral and Otherwise” (1882), and “Aunt Anne” (1892). Read & Co. Children's is proudly republishing this brand new collection of classic children's short stories now for the enjoyment of a new generation of young readers.
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