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The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family is a picture book of the tale of Lady Godiva, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. One of Seuss's few books written for adults, its original 1939 publication by Random House was a failure and was eventually remaindered .
Sep 9, 2011 · A humorous and scandalous retelling of the medieval legend of Lady Godiva and her sisters, who ride naked through Coventry to save their husband's taxes. Dr. Seuss's first book for adults, published in 1939, is a collector's item and a fillip for all who outgrew him.
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The story is Seuss's twisted version of the legend of Lady Godiva, the wife of an Earl who rode the streets of Coventry naked to oppose his oppressive taxes. Supposedly the single onlooker of the act, dubbed Peeping Tom, was made blind or killed on the spot. In The Seven Lady Godivas: True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family, there is not one ...
Seuss reportedly had misgivings about The Seven Lady Godivas before its publication; the drawing on the endpaper contains a small bucket of sap labeled "Bennett Cerf," the name of Seuss's publisher at Random House. Seuss, by calling Cerf a sap, was apparently implying that Cerf was being too nice in allowing the book to be published. The initial 19...
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Aug 12, 1987 · The frothy, historical romp presents seven Lady Godivas (Ladies Godiva?) whose father, the Lord of Coventry, is thrown from a horse and killed. The noble daughters vow to postpone their marriages to the seven Peeping brothers until they discover "some new and worthy Horse Truth, of benefit to man."
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Jun 24, 2023 · Cover title: Dr. Seuss's the seven Lady Godivas "Originally published in 1939"--T.p. verso
Buy The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family by Seuss, Dr. (ISBN: 9780394562698) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Here is the true story about the Godiva family, and the seven sisters who are each far too intelligent to waste time worrying about frivolous things like doing their hair, makeup, or you know, clothes.
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