Dugald Stewart Walker – illustratör

"Kan allt ha varit bara ett hjärnspöke eller en dröm, månntro – en dröm i drömmen den där natten?" I dagboksform beskriver den unge lovande skribenten Spiridion Trepka sin vistelse i Urbania, en italiensk liten bortglömd bergsstad, vars historik han fått i uppgift att nedteckna. Arbetet får dock käppar i hjulet då denne säregne drömmares fascination för en gäckande kvinnogestalt ur stadens förflutna, den förödande vackra hertiginnan Medea da Carpi, snart växer till sjuklig besatthet. En besatthet om sann kärlek bortom gravens gränser … Liksom sin huvudperson Spiridion hyste Vernon Lee, pseudonym för den brittiska författaren, feministen och Esteticism-förespråkaren Violet Paget (1856–1935) en livslång vurm för Italien. Vid sidan av berättelser om det övernaturliga frapperade hon sina läsare med otaliga reseskildringar och essäer om konst, litteratur, musik och historia, alltid med samma skarpsinne, humor och psykologiska insiktsdjup. I "Amour Dure" gjuter hon samman sina favoritämnen till en svart pärla. Denna utgåva är tryckt i 400 handnumrerade exemplar, är illustrerad av Dugald Stewart Walker och innehåller ett förord av Vernon Lee själv. Tidigare utgåvor av Vargtimmen utgörs av 1: Dödens andedräkt: Greve Eric Stenbock 2: Vålnader: Edward Bulwer-Lytton 3: Legenden om Sleepy Hollow: Washington Irving

This vintage book contains a collection of twelve classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen and illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker. Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish writer. He wrote many poems, travelogues, and plays, but he is most famous for his fairy tales, which have been translated into over 125 languages and continue to have a significant influence on western popular culture. Some of his most famous tales include "The Emperor''s New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", and "The Ugly Duckling". This timeless collection would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Anderson''s seminal work. Contents include: “The Mermaid”, “The Flying Trunk”, “The Red Shoes”, “Thumbelisa”, “The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf”, “The Nightingale”, “The Garden of Paradise”, “The Wind''s Tale”, “The Snow Queen”, “What The Moon Saw”, “The Marsh King''s Daughter”, and “The Travelling Companions”. These tales are accompanied by the beautiful and intricate illustrations of Dugald Stewart Walker. Walker was one of the most highly-celebrated illustrators of children''s books during the early twentieth century and are best remembered for the lavish, magical realm that they frequently described. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to “Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen” (1914), but also illustrated books such as “The Boy who Knew what the Birds Said” and “Dream Boats and Other Stories”. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s classics and fairy tales – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Dugald Stewart Walker''s 1918 collection of short children''s stories, “Dream Boats and Other Stories” presents a fantastic collection of charming and magical tales concerning fauns, fairies, and other mystical creatures. This timeless volume is ideal bedtime material and is not to be missed by lovers of fairy tales and folklore. Contents include: “The Magic Dewdrop”, “Cold Porridge”, “Out of Doors”, “Waiting Dreams”, “A Fairy Ring to Valentine”, “On June Winds”, “To My Grown-Up Self”, “Snapdragons”, “As Posted by Legal Authority”, “Sweet April”, “Alone”, “A Little Dream That Wandered”, “Summer Breezes”, “Autumn''s Colour”, “Little Birds”, and “Dream Boats—Play”.These tales are accompanied by the beautiful and intricate illustrations of Dugald Stewart Walker who was one of the most highly-celebrated illustrators of children''s books during the early twentieth century and are best remembered for the lavish, magical realm that they frequently describe. He is perhaps best known for his illustrated edition of “Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen” (1914), but also illustrated books such as “The Boy who Knew what the Birds Said” and “Rainbow Gold - Poems Old and New”. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s classics and fairy tales – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

This illustrated edition of Padraic Colum''s children''s story, “The Boy who Knew what the Birds Said”, was originally published in 1925. Padraic Colum (1881 – 1972) was an Irish novelist, poet, biographer, dramatist, playwright, children''s author, and folklorist. He is hailed as being one of the most important writers of the Irish Literary Revival. This charming and timeless tale is sure to entertain modern children as it did when first published and is not to be missed by collectors of classic children''s literature. These tales are accompanied by the beautiful and intricate illustrations of Dugald Stewart Walker. Walker was one of the most highly-celebrated illustrators of children''s books during the early twentieth century and are best remembered for the lavish, magical realm that they frequently described. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to “Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen” (1914), but also illustrated books such as “Rainbow Gold - Poems Old and New” and “Dream Boats and Other Stories”. Contents include: “How he came to Know what the Birds Said”, “The Stone of Victory”, “And How Feet-in-the-Ashes, the Swineherd''s Son, Came to Find it”, “The King of the Birds”, “Bloom-of-Youth and the Witch of the Elders”, “The Hen-Wife''s Son and the Princess Brightbrow”, “The Giant and the Birds”, and more. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s classics and fairy tales – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.