''Rollo in Emblemland'' or ''Emblemland'' is a novel by

John Kendrick Bangs John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American writer, humorist, editor and satirist. Biography He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S ...

, written in 1902 and published by R. H. Russell of New York. It is a tale inspired by the style of

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer and reluctant Anglicanism, Anglican deacon. His most notable works are ''Alice ...

's 1865 book, ''

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (also known as ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English Children's literature, children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics university don, don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a ...

''. In it, a young boy named Rollo falls asleep and finds himself not in Wonderland, but in "Emblemland", a place described by

Cupid In classical mythology, Cupid ( , meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor (Latin: ...

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

Uncle Sam Uncle Sam (with the same initials as ''United States'') is a common national personification of the United States, depicting the federal government of the United States, federal government or the country as a whole. Since the early 19th centu ...

is the symbol of the United States, and John Bull is the symbol of England, and the

Owl Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...

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

parody A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satire, satirical or irony, ironic imitation. Often its subject is an Originality, original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, e ...

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