Betty Bacon Blunt’s four wordless stories can be characterized as lighthearted depictions of parenthood with universal themes. The protagonist in each case appears to be the same person and one suspects there are autobiographical aspects to the stories and drawings.
Most wordless novels, especially those pre-1960, deal with social realism and rather grim themes. Blunt’s stories lacks the gravitas often associated with wordless novels and some would question the appropriateness of including them on this website. My inclination is to include anything that comes within the strict definition of a wordless story, lighthearted or not.
Blunt created and illustrated four books but I have very little background information about her other than to say that is her real name (as per Dec 12, 2025 email from John Hooper, son of Stephen Daye Press founders). If you have any biographical information about the author, please advise wn@wordlessnovels.com – a credit line will be given to you.
Titles
- 1940 Bet It’s A Boy. Four versions were issued during 1940 and 1941. For a discussion of the different versions CLICK HERE.
- 1940 The Day Before Christmas (The Daze Before Christmas)
- 1941 Oh, Doctor!
- 1945 Double Trouble
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