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Oliver Herford

Oliver Herford. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Herford. Life.

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Oliver Herford

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  1. Oliver Herford http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Herford

  2. Life • Oliver Herford (1863–1935) was a British born American writer, artist and illustrator who has been called "The American Oscar Wilde".[citation needed] As a frequent contributor to The Mentor, Life, and Ladies' Home Journal, he sometimes signed his artwork as "O Herford".

  3. Life • In 1906 he wrote and illustrated the "Little Book of Bores". He also wrote short poems like "The Chimpanzee" and "The Hen", as well as writing and illustrating "The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten" (1904) and "Excuse It Please" (1930). His sister Beatrice Herford was also a humorist.

  4. Life • Ethel Mumford and Addison Mizner wrote a small book The Cynic's Calendar of Revised Wisdom for 1903 as a Christmas present and added Herford's name as an author as a joke.

  5. Life • The printer made up more copies to sell and to everyone's surprise it was an astounding success. When Herford found out about it he wanted 90% of the royalties. He was awarded an equal third.

  6. Stories • More Animals • The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten • The Fairy Godmother-in-law • A Little Book of Bores

  7. External links • http://www.americanartarchives.com/herford.htm • http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/herford1.html • http://www.creativequotations.com/one/384.htm

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