by Rebecca Reed, CRM Executive. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was published in 1865 by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll. Three years before this date Charles rowed a boat up the Isis on the 4th July 1862 with Reverend Robinson Duckworth, Lorina Charlotte Liddell, Alice Pleasance Liddell and Edith Mary […]
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Banned Books.
By Les Phipps Throughout history, there have always been books that have been banned for various reasons, whether this is political, racism, bigotry, sex, homophobia, religion, there are hundreds of reasons why even down to the cover, not the content. Books have been banned, some quite correctly and some for more dubious and sinister reasons […]
Schools out! | Our favourite children’s books
Here at World of Rare Books, it is very hard to decide an ultimate favourite children’s book. With such a vast array of nostalgic stories to fall back into, we are ready to open the treasure chest to reveal a selection of our favourites. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or commonly shortened […]