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The Alliesâ Fairy Book contains a selection of traditional fairy tales from the participants of World War One â compiled and edited by Edmund Gosse in 1916. It includes the tales of: âJack the Giant Killerâ (English); âThe Battle of the Birdsâ (Scottish); âLludd and Llevelysâ (Welsh); âThe Sleeping Beauty (French); âCesarino and the Dragonâ (Italian); âWhat came of picking flowersâ (Portuguese); âThe Tongue-Cut Sparrowâ (Japanese); âFrostâ (Russian); âThe Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahensâ (Serbian), and many more.The book further contains a series of dazzling colour and black-and-white illustrations â by a master of the craft; Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). One of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration (which encompassed the years from 1850 until the start of the First World War), Rackhamâs artistry is quite simply, unparalleled. Throughout his career, he developed a unique style, combining haunting humour with dream-like romance. Presented alongside the text of the âAllied Fairy Bookâ, his illustrations further refine and elucidate Gosseâs carefully compiled anthology.Pook Press celebrates the great âGolden Age of Illustrationâ in childrenâs literature â a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, childrenâs stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors. |
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