Various A Fairy Garland - Being Fairy Tales from the Old French

A Fairy Garland Being Fairy Tales from the Old French contains a collection of stories, written by Charles Perrault, Madame DAulnoy and Count Anthony Hamilton. These individuals were among the first writers to bring magical childrens stories into the literary mainstream, proving to their original seventeenth century readers that such works were important, enjoyable, as well as thoughtprovoking. The stories in this particular text encompass favourites such as Perraults Puss in Boots and Riquet with the Tuft as well as other less wellknown classics such as DAulnoys The Green Dragon, Princess Rosetta and The Blue Bird and Count Antony Hamiltons dazzling Mayblossom. This edition of A Fairy Garland further contains a set of dazzling coloured illustrations by a true master of the Golden Age Edmund Dulac (1882 1953). A French artist himself, Dulac had a particular affinity with these Old French tales as well as a rigorously painterly background. The end result was beautifully coloured images which further refined the wonderful stories of Perrault, DAulnoy and Hamilton all presented together in this book. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in childrens literature a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in highquality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and storytelling can continue to delight both young and old. | Various A Fairy Garland - Being Fairy Tales from the Old French