History of the wourld [sic]

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Creator	Nelson, Arthur W., 1880-1958
Title	History of the wourld [sic]
Cover Title	History of the wourld
Corrected Title	History of the world
Dates	1890-1899
Abstract	Written by Arthur Nelson at a very young age, the "History of the Wourld" is one of the earlier attempts by the Nelson brothers to outline the imaginary world they were creating together in their writings. Some fictional locations that receive more detailed treatment in later works, such as Poplington, Grassington and Big Continent are mentioned here. This early description of Big Continent lacks the New England feel of some later works and is presented here as an equatorial region with orange trees, prickly cactuses, alligators, crocodiles and hippos.
Notes	The item is undated but the finding aid indicates the entire collection was likely created during the 1890s.
Physical Description	1 item (24 pages : illustrations) ; 5 cm, Numerous blank pages at the end of the booklet were not digitized but are included in the page count.
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Goshen (N.H.)
Genre	Booklets
Genre	Children's literature
Subject	Imaginary places – Juvenile fiction
Subject	Adventure and adventurers – Juvenile fiction
Part of	Nelson Family Juvenilia Collection of Pamela Russell and Murray McClellan
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 22
Rights	Public Domain: We believe this material to be in the public domain and free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found.