[UA] Darkening Children's Tales

[James Palmer]

>>I'll put in a plug here for Alison Lurie's excellent book on children's
>>literature, NOT IN FRONT OF THE GROWN-UPS.  Well worth reading.
>
>An excellent book.  It reminded me of Lucy Clifford's _Anyhow Stories_
>before I ran across it in Morrison's DOOM PATROL.  Easily one of the most
>disturbing children's books I've ever read -- I'd love to find a copy for
>myself.
>

Jesu, that's a scary book.  I dragged it up from the University Library 
archives after reading about it in Lurie, and it's really horrible.  SWISS 
TONY is the worst, I think, where the boy becomes a clockwork, but THE NEW 
MOTHER is pretty freaky as well.

It's very UA-ish, actually.  Heh.  And it's out of copyright; perhaps Atlas 
should print it.

J.
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