The Inside Story of the Elizabeth Nesbitt Room
Centennial Set of Plates

13) In 1870, Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs, Stories and Botany appeared, with pictures illustrating important scientific information for the young. Some generous students of mine gave me a centennial set of plates taken from Nonsense Botany: Enkoopia Chikabiddia, Piggiwiggia Pyramidalis, Shoebootia Utilis, Manypeeplia Upsidownia, Phattphacia Stupenda, and Tigerlillia Terribilis. In the same case lives Hans Christian Andersen, with his tall hat, rolled umbrella and carpet bag. We have every edition of Andersen's work that we can lay hands on, including a unique volume of the intricate, fantastic cutout designs he made for children.