Today being Hilaire Belloc’s birthday, I share one of his darkly comic “Cautionary Tales for Children.”
Tag Archives: Lewis Carroll
Obey Your Parents or Face the Lion
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Alice, Victorian Rebel
Lewis Carroll’s Alice books use nonsense to hold off no-nonsense adult society.
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The Usefulness of “Let’s Pretend”
In “Seduced by Story,” Brooks challenges the idea that literature is meant to be useful. Instead, he says, it resembles play (and then acknowledges that play itself is useful).
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Fine Distinctions in Trumpian Grift
Tuesday While the House committee investigating Donald Trump’s January 6 coup attempt has focused its sights on the ex-president, its report has also looked at minor actors, both those who stuck with the president and those who have peeled off. One of my favorite posts over the past two years has been one applying A.E. […]
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Humpty Dumpty Cited in Trump Case
Lewis Carroll and George Orwell made an appearance in the real estate case against the Trumps.
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Read Jabberwocky for Covid Protocol
“Jabberwocky” can trigger a great discussion about post-covid-vaccination protocol.
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My White Queen Injury Experience
My recent axe injury resembled the “Alice through the Looking Glass” scene where the White Queen cuts herself with a brooch.
Viewing Trump from Afar
Trump has been diminished by his run-in with Covid, reminding me of various characters who suddenly become small: Carroll’s Red Queen, Baum’s Wizard, and the usurper in Craik’s “Little Lame Prince.”
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