Virginia Frances Sterrett – illustratör

Old French Fairy Tales is a collection of french folklore and fairytales, penned by Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Ségur (1799 – 1874). Ségur was a French writer of Russian birth, best known today for her novel Les Malheurs de Sophie (Sophie’s misfortunes), intended for children. The anthology contains stories split into four categories: ‘Blondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau-Minon’, ‘Good Little Henry’, ‘Princess Rosette’, ‘Little Gay Mouse’ and ‘Ourson’.

The stories in Old French Fairy Tales are accompanied by the truly beautiful illustrations of Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900 – 1931). Presented alongside the text, her illustrations further refine and elucidate Ségur’s masterful storytelling. Sterrett was an American artist and illustrator – one of the most talented, though also most tragic, of the ‘Golden Age’ illustrators. Sterrett’s illustrations are delicate yet powerful, inspired by the tradition of Art Nouveaux with its light washes of colour and sinuous black lines. She only completed three works in her lifetime, due to her early death from tuberculosis at the age of thirty-one. These include Old French Fairy Tales (1920), Tanglewood Tales (1921) and Arabian Nights (1928).

Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – 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.

Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls’ is a book written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864), and forms the sequel to ‘A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys’. It is a masterful re-writing of well-known Greek myths, all presented in one volume, for a younger audience. Hawthorne originally penned the work, after a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to the Wonder Book. It contains the myths of ‘The Minotaur’, ''The Pygmies'', ‘The Dragon’s Teeth’ ‘Circe’s Palace’, ‘The Pomegranate Seeds’ and ‘The Golden Fleece’. These classic stories in ‘Tanglewood Tales’ are accompanied by the truly beautiful illustrations of Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900 – 1931). Presented alongside the text, her illustrations further refine and elucidate Hawthorne’s masterful storytelling. Sterrett was an American artist and illustrator – one of the most talented, though also most tragic, of the ‘Golden Age’ illustrators. Sterrett’s illustrations are delicate yet powerful, inspired by the tradition of Art Nouveaux with its light washes of colour and sinuous black lines. She only completed three works in her lifetime, due to her early death from tuberculosis at the age of thirty-one. These include Old French Fairy Tales (1920), Tanglewood Tales (1921) and Arabian Nights (1928). 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.

Treten Sie ein in die schillernde Welt von Tausendundeiner Nacht — eine Sammlung, die seit Jahrhunderten Leserinnen und Leser in ihren Bann zieht und die nun in der vollständigen, illustrierten deutschen Fassung Gustav Weils neu auflebt. Diese Ausgabe vereint alle vier Bände der berühmten Erzähltradition, die weit mehr sind als bloße Kindermärchen: es sind Geschichten für Erwachsene, voll von Leidenschaft, List, Weisheit und jener dunklen, verführerischen Schönheit, die nur die alten Erzählungen des Orients besitzen. Weils Übersetzung, basierend auf der bedeutenden Bulaker-Ausgabe von 1835 und zwischen 1837 und 1841 geschaffen, eröffnet den zeitlosen Reichtum der Erzählkunst in einer Sprache, die zugleich historisch fundiert und literarisch lebendig ist.Lassen Sie sich verführen von Abenteuern, die in den Basaren und Palästen ferner Städte spielen, von Seefahrten und Wüstenwegen, von verwegenen Helden, klugen Frauen und schicksalhaften Begegnungen. Die Geschichten wechseln mühelos zwischen Humor und Ernst, zwischen gefährlicher Erotik und moralischer Ambivalenz, wodurch ein einzigartiges Gefüge aus Spannung und Reflexion entsteht. Fußnoten des Übersetzers bieten dabei wertvolle Einblicke in historische und sprachliche Kontexte, ohne den Erzählfluss zu stören.Diese illustrierte Fassung würdigt die opulente Bildsprache der Originaltexte und gibt zugleich Raum für die Phantasie des Lesers. Ob Sie die Nächte erneut durchleben oder die Sammlung zum ersten Mal entdecken: Jeder Band offenbart neue Facetten, überraschende Wendungen und die Kunst, Geschichten so zu spinnen, dass sie in Erinnerung bleiben. Ein opulentes Leseerlebnis für alle, die sich vom Zauber vergangener Zeiten und von erzählerischer Meisterschaft gefangen nehmen lassen wollen.Null Papier Verlag

Treten Sie ein in die schillernde Welt von Tausendundeiner Nacht — eine Sammlung, die seit Jahrhunderten Leserinnen und Leser in ihren Bann zieht und die nun in der vollständigen, illustrierten deutschen Fassung Gustav Weils neu auflebt. Diese Ausgabe vereint alle vier Bände der berühmten Erzähltradition, die weit mehr sind als bloße Kindermärchen: es sind Geschichten für Erwachsene, voll von Leidenschaft, List, Weisheit und jener dunklen, verführerischen Schönheit, die nur die alten Erzählungen des Orients besitzen. Weils Übersetzung, basierend auf der bedeutenden Bulaker-Ausgabe von 1835 und zwischen 1837 und 1841 geschaffen, eröffnet den zeitlosen Reichtum der Erzählkunst in einer Sprache, die zugleich historisch fundiert und literarisch lebendig ist.Lassen Sie sich verführen von Abenteuern, die in den Basaren und Palästen ferner Städte spielen, von Seefahrten und Wüstenwegen, von verwegenen Helden, klugen Frauen und schicksalhaften Begegnungen. Die Geschichten wechseln mühelos zwischen Humor und Ernst, zwischen gefährlicher Erotik und moralischer Ambivalenz, wodurch ein einzigartiges Gefüge aus Spannung und Reflexion entsteht. Fußnoten des Übersetzers bieten dabei wertvolle Einblicke in historische und sprachliche Kontexte, ohne den Erzählfluss zu stören.Diese illustrierte Fassung würdigt die opulente Bildsprache der Originaltexte und gibt zugleich Raum für die Phantasie des Lesers. Ob Sie die Nächte erneut durchleben oder die Sammlung zum ersten Mal entdecken: Jeder Band offenbart neue Facetten, überraschende Wendungen und die Kunst, Geschichten so zu spinnen, dass sie in Erinnerung bleiben. Ein opulentes Leseerlebnis für alle, die sich vom Zauber vergangener Zeiten und von erzählerischer Meisterschaft gefangen nehmen lassen wollen.Null Papier Verlag

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Novels: Fanshawe The Scarlet Letter The House of the Seven Gables The Blithedale Romance The Marble Faun The Dolliver Romance Septimius Felton Doctor Grimshawe''s Secret Collections of Short Stories: Twice-Told Tales The Whole History of Grandfather''s Chair Biographical Stories Mosses from an Old Manse Wonder Book For Girls and Boys The Snow Image and Other Twice Told Tales Tanglewood Tales For Girls and Boys The Dolliver Romance and Other Pieces, Tales and Sketches The Story Teller Sketches in Magazines Poems: Address to the Moon The Darken''d Veil Earthly Pomp Forms of Heroes Go to the Grave My Low and Humble Home The Ocean Essays: The British Matron: A Satire The Ancestral Footstep: Outlines of an English Romance Life Of Franklin Pierce Chiefly About War Matters Our Old Home Autobiographical Writings: Browne''s Folly Love Letters (To Miss Sophia Peabody) Letter to the Editor of the Literary Review American Notebooks English Notebooks French and Italian Notebooks Biographies and Reminiscences of Hawthorne: Biography The Life and Genius of Hawthorne by Frank Preston Stearns Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Hawthorne and His Moses by Herman Melville Fifty Years of Hawthorne My Literary Passions by W. D. Howell Life of Great Authors by H. T. Griswold Yesterday With Authors by J. T. Field Hawthorne and Brook Farm by G. W. Curtis Short Biography Essays and Criticisms on Hawthorne and His Works: Hawthorne by Henry James Jr. Nathaniel Hawthorne by Andrew Lang Nathaniel Hawthorne by G. E. Woodberry A Study of Hawthorne by G. P. Lathrop ...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpts: "I am afraid this ghost story will bear a very faded aspect when transferred to paper. Whatever effect it had on you, or whatever charm it retains in your memory, is, perhaps, to be attributed to the favorable circumstances under which it was originally told." (The Ghost of Doctor Harris) American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828; he later tried to suppress it, feeling it was not equal to the standard of his later work. He published several short stories in various periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. Much of Hawthorne''s writing centres on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism. His themes often centre on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. Table of Contents: Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne Collections of Short Stories: Twice-Told Tales (1837) Grandfather''s Chair (1840) Biographical Stories Mosses from an Old Manse (1846) Wonder Book For Girls and Boys (1851) The Snow Image and Other Twice Told Tales (1852) Tanglewood Tales For Girls and Boys (1853) The Dolliver Romance and Other Pieces, Tales and Sketches (1864) The Story Teller Sketches in Magazines

This carefully crafted ebook: "Nathaniel Hawthorne''s Wonderful Tales for Children" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851) is a children''s book in which Hawthorne rewrites myths from Greek mythology. It was followed by a sequel, Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls. The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales is the final collection of short stories published by Nathaniel Hawthorne in his lifetime, appearing in 1852. Grandfather''s Chair is a collection of tales on the Puritan History and along with Biographical stories contribute to the historical knowledge of the children. American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne''s (1804-1864) significantly contributed to the Children''s Literature. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his name "Hawthorne" in order to hide this relation. Contents: Twice-Told Tales (1837) Grandfather''s Chair (1840) Biographical Stories Wonder Book For Girls and Boys (1851) The Snow Image and Other Twice Told Tales (1852) Tanglewood Tales For Girls and Boys (1853)

In ''The Complete Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated)'', readers are taken on a journey through the intricate and haunting tales crafted by the master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Known for his exploration of themes such as morality, sin, and guilt, Hawthorne''s literary style is marked by rich symbolism and keen psychological insights. Drawing upon American history and Puritan beliefs, he weaves complex narratives that delve into the darker aspects of the human experience. The detailed illustrations accompanying the stories enhance the reader''s immersion into Hawthorne''s world of gothic and romantic settings. This collection encompasses the full range of Hawthorne''s short fiction, showcasing his unmatched talent and enduring relevance in American literature. Readers will be captivated by the depth and complexity of each story, with themes that continue to resonate in contemporary times.In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology''s overall scope without giving away essential twists.- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.