Fanny Y. Cory (1877–1972)
Auteur de Fairy Alphabet of F.Y. Cory
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Fanny Cory
Œuvres de Fanny Y. Cory
Pleasant tragedies of childhood — Illustrateur — 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Aunt Huldah Proprietor of the Wagon-tire House and Genial Philosopher of the Cattle Country (1905) — Illustrateur, quelques éditions — 3 exemplaires
About Bunnies — Illustrateur — 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Cooney, Fanny Young Cory
- Date de naissance
- 1877-10-17
- Date de décès
- 1972-07-28
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Waukegan, Illinois, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Montana, USA
- Professions
- illustrator
- Courte biographie
- She did covers and interior illustrations for Century, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Scribner's, The Saturday Evening Post and St. Nicholas.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Aussi par
- 10
- Membres
- 24
- Popularité
- #522,742
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 2
Because I scream and beg
For them to find a safety-pin
That's sticking in my leg!
I wish another child would come,
And help to educate them some!
I thought it a book of light verse intended for children. It is, actually, intended for adults to give to parents, mildly ridiculing the foibles and faults in child-rearing, as expressed through their children. A charcoal & ink sketch by F.Y. Cory accompanies each verse, and Cory has first billing on the title page, above poet Johnson.
Interesting that this style of precious fun hasn't changed too much in 100 years, though it's become considerably more egalitarian. Most of the pictures feature a maid and nanny equally involved in trying to placate the children, and the parents look dressed for a formal cocktail party. Today they'd be replaced by ... neighbours? Siblings dropped by for a weekend barbecue?… (plus d'informations)