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Heidi is the timeless tale of the orphan girl Heidi, who lives with
her grandfather in the mountains of Switzerland and who brings
cheer and comfort into the lives of all who know her. This edition
of Johanna Spyri's classic novel features illustrations in full
color by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Â Heidi is one of Barnes &
Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features
authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an
exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with
distinctive gilt edging and an attractive ribbon bookmark.
Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of
pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable
cornerstone for any home library.
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A Child's Book Of Stories
Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens; Created by Jessie Willcox Smith
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R1,045
Discovery Miles 10 450
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This charming children's book contains eleven stories of famous
child characters in fiction adapted by Nora Archibald Smith. The
stories included are David Copperfield, Little Women, Jackanapes,
Hans Brinker, Alice in Wonderland, The Little Lame Prince, Heidi -
The Alpine Rose, Mowgli, Little Nell and Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm. This book was originally published in 1923 and contains
eleven full colour plates by Jessie Willcox Smith. About the
author: Jessie Willcox Smith was born in Philadelphia, USA. In 1894
she took classes under the artist Howard Pyle and embarked on a
career as an illustrator. She quickly became a prolific and
successful artist best-known for her Good Housekeeping covers and
her twelve illustrations for Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies
(1916). About the Author: Charles Dodgson (1832-1898) is best known
by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll. A polymath who is arguably best
known as an author, but who also worked as a mathematician,
logician, Anglican deacon and photographer, his most famous works
are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel Alice Through
the Looking-Glass. Dodgson was a prolific writer who contributed
children's stories, mathematical theses and political pamphlets to
a variety of magazines.
Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in
children's literature. Many of the earliest children's books,
particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now
extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working
to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality,
colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works
can delight another generation of children.
This book contains a number of delightful children's poems written
by Aileen Cleveland Higgins accompanied by the beautifully delicate
illustrations of Jessie Willcox Smith. Many of the earliest
children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and
before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook
Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable,
high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork
so these works can delight another generation of children. About
the Illustrator: Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) was one of
America's leading illustrators and epitomised the home life of the
late-Victorian period. Early on in her career, she was compared to
Kate Greenaway and her charming drawings depict a world of happy
families and heartfelt emotion although she herself never married
or had children. She illustrated over 200 covers of Good
Housekeeping as well as a multitude of children's books.
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