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the kitten in the boot
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I haven't read Elizabeth Gaskell's "Cranford" yet, but came across an illustrated edition of it last week that had a frontispiece of a cat being put into a boot. On looking up an e-text of it, I find that the incident is really in there (chapter 8) though the reason for putting the cat in the boot isn't one you'd guess at (verging on alt.tasteless territory). Is this the origin of the kitten-in-the-boot image in postcards? Any sightings of the idea in print before 1853? ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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the kitten in the boot
Jack Campin wrote:
I haven't read Elizabeth Gaskell's "Cranford" yet, but came across an illustrated edition of it last week that had a frontispiece of a cat being put into a boot. On looking up an e-text of it, I find that the incident is really in there (chapter 8) though the reason for putting the cat in the boot isn't one you'd guess at (verging on alt.tasteless territory). Is this the origin of the kitten-in-the-boot image in postcards? Any sightings of the idea in print before 1853? Not a chance, Jack. Snatching lace from booted pussy's vomit takes some kind of Victorian chutzpah. -- -- Michael http://larvatus.livejournal.com/ |
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the kitten in the boot
Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
[warning: crossposted] I haven't read Elizabeth Gaskell's "Cranford" yet, but came across an illustrated edition of it last week that had a frontispiece of a cat being put into a boot. On looking up an e-text of it, I find that the incident is really in there (chapter 8) though the reason for putting the cat in the boot isn't one you'd guess at (verging on alt.tasteless territory). Is this the origin of the kitten-in-the-boot image in postcards? Any sightings of the idea in print before 1853? Postcards? The postcard was patented in 1861 by John P. Charlton of Philadelphia. European postcards followed about 9 years later. I think the first picture postcard in the USA was about 1893 showing the World Colombian Exposition in Chicago. Picture postcards came to the UK in 1894. Francis A. Miniter |
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