Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations - Illustrated by Edmund Dulac

Anon., Edmund Dulac, Anon

• Publisher: Pook Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473380592
• Print ISBN:
  9781447449034
  9781447449393
• Subtopic: Classics

Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations is stunning work, produced in the midst of the First World War, by a true genius of illustration. It was originally published in 1916, and contains a collection of folk and fairy tales from Belgium, France, England, Japan, Italy, and Serbia. It contains 'The Buried Moon' (An English Fairy Tale), 'The Serpent Prince' (An Italian Fairy Tale), 'Ivy and the Chestnut Horse' (A Russian Fairy Tale), 'The Hind of the Wood' (A French Fairy Tale), 'The Story of the Bird Feng' (A Chinese Fairy Tale), and more. Dulac was a French-born, British naturalised magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer, who despite his increasing years, wished to help the war effort in any way he could. The drawings of Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations are delicately drawn, notable for their classic fairy tale charms and Japanese stylistic influence. The skilfully coloured images further refine the enchantingly simple story telling – all presented together in this text. It is a book to be enjoyed by both young and old; a beautiful object, produced at a time of great peril. Pook Press celebrates the great 'Golden Age of Illustration' in children's literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children's stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Snegorotchka: A Russian Fairy Tale
• The Buried Moon: An English Fairy Tale
• White Caroline and Black Caroline: A Flemish Fairy Tale
• The Seven Conquerors of the Queen of the Mississippi: A Belgian Fairy Tale
• The Serpent Prince: An Italian Fairy Tale
• The Hind of the Wood: A French Fairy Tale
• Ivan and the Chestnut Horse: A Russian Fairy Tale
• The Queen of the Many-Coloured Bedchamber: An Irish Fairy Tale
• The Blue Bird: A French Fairy Tale
• Bashtchelik (or, Real Steel): A Serbian Fairy Tale
• The Friar and the Boy: An English Fairy Tale
• The Green Serpent: A French Fairy Tale
• Urashima Taro: A Japanese Fairy Tale
• The Fire Bird: A Russian Fairy Tale
• The Story of the Bird Feng: A Chinese Fairy Tale