Varied snippets of information, from babies' names to types of aeroplanes, stories, poems, drawings, lists, riddles and morality tales. Didactic literature of t

A "best of" curated collection from the infamous and much-loved Cole's Funny Picture Book first published in 1879. Now out of print. Author E.W. Cole was Austra

Pearl and Vally Cole live in a bookshop. And not just any bookshop. In 1893, Cole's Book Arcade in Melbourne is the grandest bookshop in the world, brimming wit