Cohen, Morton N(orton)

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COHEN, Morton N(orton)

COHEN, Morton N(orton). Also writes as John Moreton. American (born Canada), b. 1921. Genres: Children's fiction, Literary criticism and history, Biography, Travel/Exploration. Career: Professor Emeritus of English, City College and Graduate School, City University of New York, since 1981 (Associate Professor, 1952-71; Professor, 1971-81). Visiting Professor, Syracuse University, New York, 1965-66, 1967-68. Royal Society of Literature, Fellow, 1996-. Publications: Rider Haggard: His Life and Works, 1960, 1968; (as John Moreton) Punky: Mouse for a Day, 1962; Rudyard Kipling to Rider Haggard: The Record of a Friendship, 1965; (reteller as John Moreton) The Love for Three Oranges, by Sergei Prokofiev, 1966; Lewis Carroll, Photographer of Children: Four Nude Studies, 1979; Lewis Carroll and the Kitchins, 1980; Lewis Carroll and Alice 1832-1982, 1982, 1990; Lewis Carroll: A Biography, 1995; Reflections in a Looking Glass: A Centennial Celebration of Lewis Carroll, 1998. EDITOR: The Letters of Lewis Carroll, 1979; The Russian Journal-II: A Record Kept by Henry Parry Liddon of a Tour Taken with C.L. Dodgson in the Summer of 1867, 1979; Selected Letters of Lewis Carroll, 1982, 1996; (co-) Lewis Carroll and the House of Macmillan, 1987; Lewis Carroll: Interviews and Recollection, 1989; (with E. Wakeling) Lewis Carroll & His Illustrators, 2004. Address: 55 East 9th St., Apt. 10-D, New York, NY 10003, U.S.A.