Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. Cole

"Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1" by E. W. Cole is a children's book first published in 1879. Sold from Cole's iconic Book Arcade in Melbourne, Australia, this Victorian collection features puzzles, stories, poems, jokes, and whimsical humor organized into themed "Lands." The book includes references to Cole's famous Patent Whipping Machine and his own vision of the future. Reprinted and expanded many times, it grew from 62 pages to 242 pages across 48 editions, selling over 440,000 copies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Cole, E. W. (Edward William), 1832-1918
Title Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole%27s_Funny_Picture_Book
Credits Produced by Brian McPherson
Reading Level Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Wit and humor, Juvenile
Subject Australian wit and humor
Category Text
eBook-No. 30726
Release Date
Last Update Jan 5, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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