Fairy tales are short, fantastical stories of folklore that were told orally for hundreds of years before being recorded. As works of folklore, fairy tales do not usually have a single author but rather are attributed to the groups of people from which the stories are believed to originate. A fairy tale typically begins with […]
Tag: Children’s Literature
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales from Around the World
May 16, 2019
Women Authors: Louisa May Alcott and Gertrude Jekyll
November 29, 2018
This week, we will be highlighting four women authors from our collection in honor of their birthdays. These authors wrote on a range of subjects, from gardening to slavery, and show the many different areas in which the Rare Book and Manuscript Library holds important histories. Born on this day in 1832, Louisa May Alcott […]
Women Authors: Fanny Kemble and Katherine Milhous
November 27, 2018
This week, we will be highlighting four women authors from our collection in honor of their birthdays. These authors wrote on a range of subjects, from gardening to slavery, and show the many different areas in which the Rare Book and Manuscript Library holds important histories. Fanny Kemble was born on this day in 1809 […]
This Just In: Happy Birthday H.G. Wells!
September 21, 2018
Herbert George Wells was born on this day in 1866 and we want to take the occasion to celebrate his life and work. The Rare Book and Manuscript Library is proud to serve as the steward for the author’s papers and correspondence, as well as a large collection of manuscripts and print editions of Wells’ […]
The Edge of Civilization: Survival Stories in Early Children’s Literature
April 26, 2018
The Edge of Civilization: Survival Stories in Early Children’s Literature A pop-up exhibit at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library 25 April – 09 May 2018 Curated by Kathryn Funderburg Dystopian novels like The Hunger Games and Divergent might seem like a modern trend, but survival narratives have been a standard subgenre of children’s literature […]
Who was Mother Goose?
January 23, 2018
Who was Mother Goose? Was she real, or just a fictional character? The truth behind the identity of the friendly woman whose nursery rhymes have charmed children for generations may never truly be known. Some believe that Mother Goose may date back to the 10th century French court. According to legend, the wife of French King […]