The Hole Book
Peter Newell
eBook
(, May 31, 2014)
The Hole Book by Peter Newell is a novelty picture book that traces the trajectory of a misfired bullet by a young lad named Tom Potts. The bullet nearly misses young Potts, instead hitting a clock on the mantle (that was about to strike three) and continues on its journey, not only through the book itself, but through many different situations. From the mantle clock, to a boiler, through a swing's rope (with sister Sue) and many many more, this stray bullet finds itself on quite a fantastic trail. Where does the bullet finally rest? Find out in The Hole Book.The Hole Book was originally published by Harper & Brothers in 1908. At the time of publication, this book was a whimsical look at the journey of a simple bullet with a continuous hole through the pages of the story. But due to its politically-incorrect portrayal of people (and the killing of a cat) the book has fallen out of popularity for the newer generation of parents and their children. Since this book has been out-of-print for so long, finding an original copy (that has not been altered to “fix” the “unacceptable” portions) may be difficult. However, in this electronic version, The Hole Book can be viewed on your ereader and has, in fact, been optimized for tablets so it will display in full-screen (with the text on the left and the picture on the right) exactly as an open book appears. In addition, The Hole Book is intact and has not been rewritten, just the way Newell had intended it to be.About the AuthorPeter Newell was born on March 5, 1862. He made his mark in the world as a humor writer in the 1880s and 1890s and was a regular contributor to Harper's Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Scribner's Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, Judge and other publications. In the later 1800s, Newell went on to lend his talent to the children's picture book genre, writing and illustrating several popular titles; Topsys and Turvys (1893), a collection of poems and images that let the child view the story upside-down or right-side-up; The Hole Book (1908), The Slant Book (1910), which told the story of a baby carriage speeding down a hill and also took the shape of a rhomboid, and The Rocket Book (1912).Peter Newell's illustrations can also be seen on the works of other authors like; Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, John Kendrick Bangs, and Lewis Carroll. In addition, Newell also created a comic strip serial called, The Naps of Polly Sleepyhead. This went on to debut in 1905 in the New York Herald. He died in Little Neck, New York on January 15th, 1924.