Goble's Fairy Tale Illustrations: 86 Full-Color Plates, Paperback/Warwick Goble

At the beginning of the twentieth century, there was a rage for colorfully illustrated books especially fairy tales and fantasy adventures. English artist Warwick Goble (1862 1943), an expert in watercolor techniques, was among the era's premier illustrators. This one-of-a-kind collection gathers the best of his fairy tale imagery, featuring eighty-six visions of memorable scenes from timeless folk tales. The international array of illustrations begins with Charles Kingsley's ``The Water-Babies, `` followed by pictures from Grace James's ``Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, ``as well as ``Folk-Tales of Bengal ``and`` ``the Italian ``Stories from the Pentamerone``.```` Images inspired by ``The Fairy Book; The Best Popular Fairy Stories Selected and Rendered Anew`` include such familiar characters as Little Red-Riding-Hood, Cinderella, Tom Thumb, and Puss in Boots. The collection concludes with imaginative depictions from ``The Book of Fairy Poetry, `` including scenes from Shakespeare's fairy classics, ``The Tempest`` and ``A Midsummer Night's Dream, `` along with works by Milton, Tennyson, and other poets. Readers of all ages will cherish this unique book and its splendid combination of art and literature.