The Rainbow Book - Tales of Fun & Fancy - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Hugh Thompson, Bernard Partridge, Lewis Baumer, Harry Rountree, C. Wilhelm

M. H. Spielmann, Arthur Rackham

• Publisher: Pook Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473386280
• Print ISBN:
  9781447449188
  9781447449546

'The Rainbow Book' is a wonderful collection of children's stories, written by M. H. Spielmann. It includes the tales of: 'Adventures in Wizard Land' (illustrated by Arthur Rackham), 'The Little Picture Girl' (Hugh Thomson), 'The Sleeping Beauty's Dream' (Bernard Partridge), 'The Gamekeeper's Daughter' (Lewis Baumer), 'Cedric's Unaccountable Adventure' (Harry Rountree), 'Father Christmas at Home' (Arthur Rackham) and many more. Marion Harry Alexander Spielmann (1858 – 1948) was a prolific Victorian art critic and scholar, who was the editor of various magazines as well as a celebrated biographer. His works are still very much in demand, celebrated for their imagination and whimsicality. This book contains a selection of illustrations from some of the greatest artists of the Golden Age of Illustration. It showcases the drawings of Arthur Rackham, Hugh Thompson, Bernard Partridge, Lewis Baumer, Harry Rountree and C. Wilhelm. Although all fine artists in their own right, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is by far the most famous – whose work is quite simply, unparalleled. Throughout his career, he developed a unique style, combining haunting humour with dream-like romance. Presented alongside the stories, his, and the other artists illustrations, further refine and elucidate Speilmann's enthralling narratives.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Half title
• Dedication to Mabel H. Spielmann
• Preface
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• I. A Knock at the Red Door
• II. The Wizard at Home
• III. The Bird-Fairy Speaks
• IV. The Lost Catseye
• V. In the Fish-King’s Realm
• VI. The Mystery of the Crab
• VII. The Magic Bracelets
• VIII. The Spell—and how it Worked
• The Old-Fangled Father and his New-Fangled Sons
• The Little Picture Girl
• The Sleeping Beauty’s Dream
• The Gamekeeper’s Daughter
• All on a Fifth of November
• Father Christmas at Home
• A Birthday Story
• Little Starry
• Cedric’s Unaccountable Adventure
• Rosella
• The Cuckoo that lived in the Clock-House
• Christmas at the Court of King Jorum
• One April Day
• The Storm the Teapot Brewed
• Monica the Moon Child