"The Walrus and the Carpenter": Lewis Carroll, Margaret Getty, and Natural History for Children

Authors

  • Rose H. Lovell-Smith

Keywords:

Lewis Carroll, Margaret Gatty, children's literature, children's fiction, Victorian literature, natural history

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2020-06-11

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Lovell-Smith, R. H. (2020). "The Walrus and the Carpenter": Lewis Carroll, Margaret Getty, and Natural History for Children. Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 10(1), 43-69. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/article/view/13912