Tottles

Tottles was a character from Lewis Carroll's novel Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893), the second volume following on from Sylvie and Bruno (1889).[3] It includes a stanza on What Tottles Meant in Chapter 13.[4]

"'Never!' yelled Tottles". Illustration by Harry Furniss (1854–1925) for Beyond these Voices, Chapter 16 of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893).[1]
"The Egg-merchant". Illustration by Harry Furniss for What Tottles Meant, Chapter 13 of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893).[2]

Tottles the Bear, with a name derived from the Lewis Carroll character, is a fictional bear who features in children's stories.[5] He was originated by Humphry Bowen.[6] He has a girlfriend called Tutu[6] and a best friend called Tuttles.[7]

A book by Gina Hughes entitled Tommy Tottlebears Days Before Christmas was published in 2000.[8]

See also

References
  1. Furniss, Harry (1893). "'Never!' yelled Tottles". Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. p. 248.
  2. Furniss, Harry (1893). ""The Egg-merchant" – illustration for Chapter XIII: "What Tottles Meant"". Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. p. 197.
  3. Carroll, Lewis (1893). "Chapter 13: What Tottles Meant". Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. Macmillan and Co.
  4. Carroll, Lewis (1893). "Chapter XIII: What Tottles Meant". Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. Macmillan and Co. pp. 194–211.
  5. Bowen, Jonathan. "The Adventures of Tottles the Bear". Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. Name Meaning, Tutu, Animal Crossing—Wiki on Neoseeker.
  7. Help Rescue A.G. Bear!, Bedtime-Story.
  8. Hughes, Gina (2000). Tommy Tottlebears Days Before Christmas. Vantage Press. ISBN 978-0533131730.
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