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Charles E. Carryl
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Charles E. Carryl (December 30, 1841 - July 3, 1920[1]) was an American children's literature author.
Born in New York, his father was a prosperous businessman. Carryl became a successful businessman and stockbroker, and for thirty-four years from 1874 he held a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1869 he married Mary Wetmore, and had two children. In 1882 he published his first work - Stock Exchange Primer.[1]
In 1884 he published the children's fantasy serial Davy and the Goblin.[1] His work includes the children's nonsense poem "The Walloping Window Blind", published in 1885, in a verse style similar like Lewis Carroll's: "A capital ship for an ocean trip/Was the Walloping Window-Blind;/No wind that blew dismayed her crew/Or troubled the captain's mind."[2]
- ^ a b c Carryl Biography. www.princeton.edu. Retrieved on January 23, 2007. Contains information from The Dictionary of Literary Biography.
- ^ North, Arielle. "A Spring Torrent of Children's Books", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1992-05-03.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Carryl, Charles E. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American children's author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1841-12-30 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1920-07-03 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
