At which establishment, famous in literature, was Benjamin a very sceptical donkey?
Donkey as loyal and patient in his 1819 poem "Peter Bell:A Tale", using the donkey as a Christian symbol. Robert Louis Stevenson in "Travels with a Donkey" (1879), portrays the animal as a stubborn beast of burden. Sympathetic portrayals return in Juan Ramon Jimenez's "Platero and I." The melancholy Eeyore in "Winnie the Pooh" (first published in 1926) is arguably the most famous donkey in Western literature. Donkeys were featured in literature during the 20th century, including in George Orwell's 1951 "Animal Farm", where Benjamin the donkey is portrayed as resilient and loyal. Puzzle is a well-meaning but easily manipulated donkey
The Adventures of a Donkey received recognition in contemporary reviews. According to the 1924 edition of the "Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art", this was due to Argus not being as 'widely read compared with very many of her contemporaries.' The general consensus was that it was a brilliant attempt at opening the eyes of children to the maltreatment of the donkey, which was appropriate as the donkey had risen in fashion during the early 1800s. "The Lady's Monthly Museum" described it as, '[a] vehicle for conveying sound morals and instruction to the youthful mind, under the guise of innocent pleasantry.' And "The