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788:"Tom Hood had an influence among the younger writers and artists of his day that cannot be over-rated. He was the most unselfish and least jealous of men. He loved to get his friends about him to talk shop, and to encourage one another in their various callings. Every Friday night of his life, though not particularly blest with this world's riches, he gave a cheery Bohemian supper-party, to which the best fellows in the world were invited. Who that was privileged to attend them can have forgotten Tom Hood's " Friday nights" in South Street, Brompton, where after a pipe and music, conversation, and poetry readings, we sat down to a homely meal of cold joint and roast potatoes, and discussed all the wonderful things that we youngsters intended to do in the future." — Clement Scott, 761:"Clever and kindly Tom Hood, not long before he died, gave me a bound copy of that droll yet sympathetic nursery story, written by his distinguished father the poet and wit, entitled ' The Headlong Career and Woeful Ending of Precocious Piggy.' Tom Hood often told me how, as a little boy, he had enjoyed the comical history, when it was related to him by his father, who had written it especially for the amusement of his children, and who were all, more or less, deeply interested in Piggy's adventures. I have drawn many a laugh and many a tear from the little ones to whom I have read the story, and my copy, a gift from the son, who so cleverly illustrated his father's quaint fancy, is much prized by me." — Squire & Effie Bancroft, 408:
mention, first, that I have never read Mr. Hood's book; secondly, that I composed mine in the summer of 1862, and wrote it out, in the form lately published in facsimile, during 1863? Thus it will be seen that neither book could have been suggested by the other. As it is, in my view, and no doubt in that of many others of your readers, an act of dishonesty to imitate another man's book without due acknowledgment, I trust to your sense of justice to allow this reply to the charge brought against me in the above-named article to appear in your forthcoming number.
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SIR, I find it stated, in an article on 'Literature for the Little Ones,' in your October number, that my little book, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,' first published in 1865, was probably suggested by the late Mr. T. Hood's 'From Nowhere to the North Pole,' first published in 1864. May I
1039:"Carroll had contacted his publisher, Macmillan, concerning the matter and learned the British Museum had a first edition of Hood's book dated 1875, although it would have most likely been published early enough to catch the Christmas trade. Macmillan even noted that a review for 298:
In private life, Hood's geniality and sincere friendliness secured him the affection and esteem of a wide circle of acquaintance. Some of these friends became contributors to his publications. For example, he befriended the dramatist
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Hood's first wife, Susan (on occasion called "Mrs Tom"), died in 1873, at the age of only thirty-seven. He married Justine Rudolphine Charotton (born 1844/5) on 15 August 1874, only a few months before his own death.
606: 270:), and a body of magazine and journal articles. Hood drew with considerable facility, and illustrated several of his father's comic verses, some of which were collected in his father's book 972:. And perhaps the easiest is, when once an original line has been struck out, to follow it up, and to write any amount more to the same tune. I do not know if "Alice in Wonderland" was an 1055:, Carroll no longer considered that the two texts could have been created independently. He now assumed that Hood must have been imitating him." — Susina (2010), p. 73. 1295: 277:
Meanwhile, in 1860, the younger Hood obtained a position in the War Office, which he served for five years. In 1865 he left the War Office when selected as editor of
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imitator in writing it – but I do know that, since it came out, something like a dozen story-books have appeared, on identically the same pattern." — Lewis Carroll,
436:. The idea of both is so similar that Mr. Carroll can hardly have been surprised if some people have believed he was inspired by HOOD." The date 1864 is a mistake. 50: 1260: 845: 557: 512: 1280: 882:
Carolyn Sigler, "Authorizing Alice: Professional Authority, the Literary Marketplace, and Victorian Women's Re-Visions of the Alice Books",
1144: 144:(19 January 1835 – 20 November 1874) was an English humorist, playwright and author. He was the son of the poet and author 1149: 393:. The idea of both is so similar that Mr. Carroll can hardly have been surprised if some people have believed he was inspired by Hood. 1265: 839: 506: 551: 17: 1240: 600: 1270: 399: 369: 204:, in 1853. There he studied for the Church and passed all the examinations for the degree of BA, but did not graduate. 1159: 734: 1300: 1245: 968:
have found it so: by no voluntary effort can I accomplish it: I have to take it as it comes – is to write anything
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He also wrote two books on English verse composition, several children's books (in conjunction with his sister,
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until 1894." — Jan Susina, "Imitations of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Anxiety of Influence." In
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Alternative Alices: Visions and Revisions of Lewis Carroll's Alice Books : An Anthology
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The Daughters of King Daher, a Story of the Mohammedan Invasion of Scinde; and other Poems
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and his wife Jane (née Reynolds) (1791–1846). His elder sister was the children's writer
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In October 1887, the writer of an article on "Literature for the Little Ones": in
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on 12 December 1874, which described it as "a fantastic history in the style of
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that had been published in 1830 through 1842 by his father, the senior
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Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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in 1856, and edited that paper in 1858 and 1859. In 1861 he wrote
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Carroll replied a month later, in a terse letter to editor of
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Cartoon portraits and biographical sketches of men of the day
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Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day
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In 1889 Carroll even inserted an announcement in the back of
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Loves of Tom Tucker and Little Bo-Peep, a Rhyming Rigmarole
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In 1887 the literary critic Edward Salmon suggested that
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Robinson Crusoe; or, The Injun Bride and the Injured Wife
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The Days of Chivalry, or the Legend of Croquemitaine
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The Place of Lewis Carroll in Children's Literature
838: 561:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. 550: 505: 1296:Writers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest 1222: 432:narrowly escapes challenging a comparison with 389:narrowly escapes challenging a comparison with 259:(1872). In 1866 he translated Ernest L'Épine's 287:, not to be confused with the similarly-named 912:, University Press of Kentucky, 1997, p. 206. 507:"Hood, Thomas (1799–1845), poet and humorist" 1261:People educated at University College School 849:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 764:Mr. & Mrs. Bancroft on and off the Stage 516:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 594: 323:, H. S. Leigh and Arthur Sketchley. Hood's 381:—to call Mr. D. C. Lutwidge by his famous 49: 1157: 732: 1281:19th-century British short story writers 1139: 776: 225:Daughters of King Daher, and other Poems 163: 30:For other people named Thomas Hood, see 1018:(1893), as well in the reprints of the 846:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 558:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 513:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 14: 1223: 1168:. London: Tinsley Brothers. p. 64 1114:Victoria County History of Essex, 1973 743:. London: Tinsley Brothers. p. 64 695:, Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1865. 237:Jingles and Jokes for the Little Folks 59:, albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s–1870s 836: 832: 830: 726: 503: 444: 338:Hood died suddenly in his cottage at 233:Vere Vereker's Vengeance, a Sensation 987:, Macmillan & Co., 1890, p. xii. 822:Platform, Press, Politics & Play 709:, James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. 610:. Oxford: Parker and Co – via 499: 497: 1001:, Vol. XXII, November 1887, p. 744. 807:, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. 723:, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1866. 24: 943:, Vol. XXII, October 1887, p. 571. 899:, Cassell & Co., 1947, p. 329. 827: 684:Captain Master's Children: A Novel 295:(who, by then, had already died). 215:(1854). He began to write for the 25: 1312: 1181: 886:, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1998. 494: 1266:English male short story writers 1213: 1127: 953:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 937:"Literature for the Little Ones" 629:, Saunders, Otley, and Co. 1861. 430:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 387:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 307:, both frequent contributors to 1108: 1099: 1086: 1072: 1058: 1033: 1004: 990: 958: 946: 929: 915: 902: 889: 876: 810: 797: 782: 755: 319:(1867), together with Gilbert, 184:, England, the son of the poet 27:English humorist and playwright 1158:Anonymous (1873). "Tom Hood". 1053:From Nowhere to the North Pole 1041:From Nowhere to the North Pole 1020:People's Edition of Wonderland 923:From Nowhere to the North Pole 733:Anonymous (1873). "Tom Hood". 712: 698: 676: 654: 632: 618: 588: 543: 438:From Nowhere to the North Pole 434:From Nowhere to the North Pole 426:From Nowhere to the North Pole 391:From Nowhere to the North Pole 364:From Nowhere to the North Pole 327:gang also included playwright 227:. The next year, he published 13: 1: 180:Hood was born at Lake House, 1080:Poems: Humorous and Pathetic 926:, Chatto & Windus, 1875. 870:UK public library membership 582:UK public library membership 537:UK public library membership 440:was first published in 1874. 303:and the American journalist 159: 32:Thomas Hood (disambiguation) 7: 1271:English short story writers 1212:(public domain audiobooks) 1030:, Chap. V, Routledge, 2010. 805:An Ambrose Bierce Companion 261:La Légende de Croquemitaine 10: 1317: 1241:English children's writers 1197:Works by or about Tom Hood 1083:, Chatto and Windus, 1877. 1016:Sylvie and Bruno Concluded 955:, Macmillan and Co., 1865. 818:"Beginning Work (1865–6)." 253:Captain Masters's Children 29: 1105:Gale (2001), pp. 131–132. 1024:Through the Looking-Glass 824:, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1895. 673:, Tinsley Brothers, 1868. 651:, Tinsley Brothers, 1867. 465:Frances Freeling Broderip 377:Between Tom Hood and Mr. 268:Frances Freeling Broderip 194:University College School 190:Frances Freeling Broderip 154:Captain Master's Children 131: 121: 113: 91: 64: 55:Portrait of Tom Hood, by 48: 41: 895:Florence Becker Lennon, 884:The Lion and the Unicorn 791:Thirty Years at the Play 488: 209:Farewell to the Swallows 207:At Oxford, he wrote his 202:Pembroke College, Oxford 126:Pembroke College, Oxford 1301:People from Leytonstone 1246:English fantasy writers 1150:Encyclopædia Britannica 640:A Golden Heart: A Novel 484:was renamed after Hood. 361:had plagiarised Hood's 285:Tom Hood's Comic Annual 213:Pen and Pencil Pictures 150:Pen and Pencil Pictures 18:Thomas Hood the younger 1276:English male novelists 998:The Nineteenth Century 976:– I was, at least, no 941:The Nineteenth Century 855:10.1093/ref:odnb/13682 662:The Lost Link: A Novel 522:10.1093/ref:odnb/13681 442: 422:The Nineteenth Century 410: 400:The Nineteenth Century 395: 241:A Disputed Inheritance 239:. His novels included 231:, followed in 1864 by 177: 169:Tom Hood in caricature 837:Howes, Craig (2004). 567:10.1093/ref:odnb/3477 418: 405: 375: 167: 1251:English illustrators 1094:The American Mercury 601:"Hood, Thomas"  367:(1875) when writing 198:Louth Grammar School 1286:Victorian novelists 504:Flint, Joy (2004). 454:dedicated his play 452:Thomas W. Robertson 414:The Nursery "Alice" 352:Alice in Wonderland 329:Thomas W. Robertson 1256:English male poets 1049:Alice's Adventures 450:British dramatist 445:Legacy and honours 192:. After attending 178: 1291:Victorian writers 1206:Works by Tom Hood 1192:Project Gutenberg 1188:Works by Tom Hood 1164:. Illustrated by 1066:Society and Caste 868:(Subscription or 816:T. H. S. Escott, 739:. Illustrated by 580:(Subscription or 535:(Subscription or 350:Controversy over 311:. 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Index

Thomas Hood the younger
Thomas Hood (disambiguation)
Portrait of Tom Hood, by Elliott & Fry, albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s–1870s
Elliott & Fry
Leytonstone
Essex
England
Surrey
Pembroke College, Oxford
Thomas Hood

Frederick Waddy
Leytonstone
Thomas Hood
Frances Freeling Broderip
University College School
Louth Grammar School
Pembroke College, Oxford
Frances Freeling Broderip
Fun
Thomas Hood
W. S. Gilbert
Ambrose Bierce
burlesque
H. J. Byron
Thomas W. Robertson
Peckham Rye
Surrey
Lewis Carroll
From Nowhere to the North Pole

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