Teddy and Trots in Wonderland
Teddy and Trots in Wonderland by Agnes Grozier Herbertson
Illustrated by Thomas Maybank.
First published between 1875 and 1899.
This edition published by Ward Lock: no date- looks like it’s the 1927 reprint. Hardback with dustjacket.
Teddy and Trots find a key to a white gate through which they are able to visit marvellous places such as Blue-China country, the Land of Make-Believe, and the Kingdom of Riddles.
There’s a 1910 review from the Spectator available online.
Agnes was born in Norway to a Scottish family in about 1875. She came to England around 1891 after her marriage. She published a number of children’s books, both original stories and classics ‘Retold For Little Folks
Thomas Maybank was born Hector Thomas Maybank Webb in Kent on 29 February 1869. At the age of eight he was thrown from a horse, injuring his hip. He stayed in St Thomas’ Hospital for two years with the resulting bone disease.
He became a full-time artist in 1902, contributing to Punch regularly until 1909. He was the original artist of Uncle Oojah
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