Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

Various, Edmund Dulac

• Publisher: Pook Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473390904
• Print ISBN:
  9781447448990
  9781447449355
• Subtopic: Folklore & Mythology

Edmund Dulac's Picture Book for the French Red Cross is a stunning work, produced in the midst of the First World War, by a true genius of illustration. It was originally published in 1915, and contains twenty colour images. 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 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. Stories include: The Story of the Bird Feng (A Chinese Tale), Layla and Majnun (A Persian Love Story), The Nightingale (Hans Christian Andersen), Cinderella (A French Fairy Tale), Bluebeard (A French Tale), The Lady Badoura (Arabian Nights) and others. 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
• The Story of the Bird Feng: A Fairy Tale from China
• Young Rousselle: A French Song of the Olden Time
• Laylá and Majnún: A Persian Love Story
• The Nightingale: After a Fairy Tale by Hans Andersen
• Three Kings of Orient: A Carol
• Sindbad the Sailor: A Tale from the Thousand and One Nights
• The Little Seamstress: A French Song of the Olden Time
• The Real Princess: After a Fairy Tale by Hans Andersen
• My Lisette: An Old French Song
• Cinderella: A Fairy Tale from the French
• The Chilly Lover: A Song from the French
• The Story of Aucassin and Nicolette: An Old World Idyll
• Blue Beard: An Old Tale from the French
• Cerberus, the Black Dog of Hades
• The Lady Badoura: A Tale from the Thousand and One Nights
• The Sleeper Awakened: A Tale from the Thousand and One Nights
• Jusef and Asenath: A Love Story of Egypt