Wilhelm Carl Grimm

One of NJ 's favourite home occupations even as a small child was improvised acting, with her sister in spear-carrying roles. She also learned cricket and football, and her grandfather Collinson taught her whist. She...

As a play, The Silver Curlew shifts the story of the brothersGrimm 's Rumpelstiltskin to East Anglia, and features King Nollekens of Norfolk. It ends with an Epiphany tableau, then a harlequinade, then a bergamasque.

Formative books for the child CAD were Lewis Carroll 's Alice in Wonderland (a gift from her grandfather when she was seven), Richmal Crompton 's William books (I was William the anarchist and rebel...

CAD 's translations from the brothers GrimmWilhelm Carl Grimm , Grimm Tales, opened at the Young Vic Theatre in stage adaptations by Artistic Director, Tim Supple .

Geraldine Jewsbury in the Athenæum called Browne's stories extremely graceful and predicted that they would rejoice the hearts of little folks who are not too proud to read about fairies. She also...

SB knew her alphabet at three, and learned to read quickly once she suddenly perceived that the letters were symbols. Later, the scanty resources of my city childhood could not compete with the riches...