''Rollo in Emblemland'' or ''Emblemland'' is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs, written in 1902 and published by R. H. Russell of New York. It is a tale inspired by the style of

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's 1865 book, ''

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''. In it, a young boy named Rollo falls asleep and finds himself not in

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, but in "Emblemland", a place described by

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as "the home of all Emblems.... Emblems are signs and symbols. I'm an Emblem, because I am the symbol of love;

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is the symbol of the United States, and

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is the symbol of England, and the

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is the symbol of wisdom...." The book features line drawings by Bang's co-author Charles Raymond Macauley In 1907, Bangs wrote a

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of ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' called '' Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream''

External links

''Emblemland'' at Archive.org

Bibliography

*Bangs, John Kendrick (2010

Evertype.

Notes

1902 American novels Books based on Alice in Wonderland American fantasy novels 1902 fantasy novels Doubleday, Page & Company books {{1900s-fantasy-novel-stub