love,elizabeth: Yes my dears, this is a real book.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Yes my dears, this is a real book.

And it was written in 1885 by - I kid you not - Palmer Cox!
I think that shows some real prescience on his part!

(Image from lolaleeloo's flickr file.)

6 comments:

Willym said...: I am speachless!±; September 10, 2010 at 1:57 AM
yellowdoggranny said...: holy crap; September 10, 2010 at 2:07 AM
Margaret Benbow said...: Wonderful illustrations, though!; September 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM
Claire M. Johnson said...: If you think Alice in Wonderland though, the illustrations are similar. Plus, um, gay culture only truly went underground with the Wilde trial and his subsequent incarceration.; September 10, 2010 at 10:21 AM
a thousand shades of twilight said...: Ha! Love it - "Palmer Cox" is a gift! I'm going to lead the charge to substitute "Queerie" for "queer" from now on. I think it sounds more "fun"!; September 10, 2010 at 9:50 PM
L said...: love!; September 13, 2010 at 10:15 AM