''The Admiral's Caravan'' is a novel by

Charles E. Carryl Charles Edward Carryl (December 30, 1841 – July 3, 1920 Contains information from the ''Dictionary of Literary Biography''.) was an American children's literature author. Biography Born in New York, Carryl became a second-generation successfu ...

, written in 1891 and published by the Century Company of New York in 1892. It is one of many literary " imitations" inspired by

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequ ...

's two books, ''

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creature ...

'' (1865) and ''

Through the Looking-Glass ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'' (also known as ''Alice Through the Looking-Glass'' or simply ''Through the Looking-Glass'') is a novel published on 27 December 1871 (though indicated as 1872) by Lewis Carroll and the ...

'' (1871). It appeared in serialized form in the children's periodical ''St Nicholas'' beginning in 1891. The story is about a young girl named Dorothy who takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. The book features line drawings by

Reginald Bathurst Birch Reginald Bathurst Birch (May 2, 1856 – June 17, 1943) was an English-American artist and illustrator. He was best known for his depiction of the titular hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1886 novel ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'', which started a cra ...

. In 1885, Carryl published another book inspired by ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', called '' Davy and the Goblin''.

Bibliography

*Carryl, Charles Edward (2011
''The Admiral's Caravan''
Evertype.

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1892 American novels 1892 fantasy novels 1890s children's books American fantasy novels Children's fantasy novels American children's novels Christmas novels Novels first published in serial form Works originally published in St. Nicholas Magazine Books based on Alice in Wonderland The Century Company books {{1890s-child-fantasy-novel-stub