Statues of Fictional Characters

Statues of fictional characters

Sometimes you can see a statue that honours a fictional character. It is not a surprise, there are many books that people love so much that they decide to make a statue of their beloved character.

Here are some examples

In New York, USA there is a large sculpture that depicts Alice, from Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice is sitting on a giant mushroom and there are many other characters from the book around her: the White Rabbit, the Cheshire cat and Mad Hatter.

English author Lewis Carroll wrote the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. It tells of a girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world where peculiar, funny creatures live.

In White River City in Canada you can see this colorful statue of Winnie-the-Pooh. The famous bear is sitting in a tree with his pot of honey.

Alexander Milne wrote the first book about Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926, there were many sequels. Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglets, Tiger are still very popular in all countries around the world. Walt Disney Company produced several animated series about their adventures.

The Statue of Sherlock Holmes – the most famous detective in the world – stands in London, England.

Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 56 stories about Holmes, the first book appeared in 1887

A detective whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is famous for his logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his ability to solve difficult cases.

There are very many films and TV series about Holmes’ adventuries.

The statue stands in London, in Baker Street, Holmes is wearing his famous cap and smoking a pipe.

The statue of Mary Poppins stands in Maryborough, Australia. Mary Poppins is a magical nanny who can do a lot of stings: she can talk to the animals, travel in time and she can fly by umbrella.

Pamela Travers wrote the first book about Mary Poppins in 1934, it was very successful and she wrote more books about Mary Poppins’ adventures. In the books the East wind brings Mary Poppins to the Banks’ family to care for their children: Jane and Michael.

There are Russian and American films about Mary Poppins.

In the photo you can see that Mary Poppins is holding her umbrella in her left hand.

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