The father of the detective novel and an innovator in the genre of science fiction, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) made his living as America“s first great literary critic. Today he is best remembered for his short stories and poems, haunting works of horror and mystery that remain popular around the world.
22 Ebooks von W. Heath Robinson
Edgar Allan Poe: Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s dark obsessions and fascination with the supernatural find a perfect match in W. Heath Robinson’s powerful and haunting imagery. This magnificently decorated hardcover edition …
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Edgar Allan Poe: Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
The importance of Edgar Allan Poe to literary history can hardly be exaggerated; his genius and originality, both in terms of language and technique, influenced the French Symbolists of the late 19th …
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W. Heath Robinson: Bill the Minder – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
This wonderful story ‚Bill the Minder‘ follows the adventures of 15-year-old Bill and his cousins, Boadicea and Chad. In the process of their adventures they meet multitude weird and wonder …
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€9.49
Rudyard Kipling: The Dead King – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
Kipling’s poem ‘The Dead King’ was written as a eulogy to King Edward VII as a wise devoted monarch who had served his people well. King Edward VII died on May 6th, 1910 and this poem was first …
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W. H. D. Rouse: The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
This whimsical collection of tales is based on the Buddhist collection of Jātaka tales. However, the author confesses to ‘ruthlessly’ altering them for the amusement of children and occasionally …
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William Shakespeare: Shakespeare’s Comedy of A Midsummer-Night’s Dream – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a comedy play – one of Shakespeare’s lighter works, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1597. Both in text, and on stage, it is one of Shakespeare’s most …
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Rudyard Kipling: A Song of the English – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
This edition of Kipling’s ‚The Song of the English‘ was originally published in November 1909. It included the six subsidiary poems: The Coastwise Lights, The Song of the Dead, The Deep-Sea Cables, …
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W. H. D. Rouse: The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
This gorgeous book is a collection of 43 Indian folk-tales superbly illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. These tales were originally collected by William Crooke but are retold here by W. D. Rouse to …
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Charles Kingsley: The Water-Babies – A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
Charles Kingsley’s classic, The Water Babies, was extremely popular in England, and was a mainstay of British children’s literature for many decades. It tells the story of a young chimney sweep, Tom, …
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A. Johnson: Old-Time Stories Told by Master Charles Perrault – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
‚Old Time Stories Told by Master Charles Perrault‘ is translated from the original French by A. E. Johnson, and presented alongside the captivating illustrations of William Heath Robinson. It …
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€10.00
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen – Illustrated by Thomas, Charles and W. Heath Robinson
Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen contains a collection of 38 classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen illustrated by the Robinson Brothers, Thomas, William Heath and Charles. Hans …
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€6.23
W. Heath Robinson: Adventures of Uncle Lubin
This playful and richly imaginative tale recounts the exploits of the ingenious Uncle Lubin, whose attempts to rescue his nephew from the clutches of a loathsome bag-bird involve inventions ranging …
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€12.51
W. Heath Robinson: Railway Ribaldry
First published for the centenary of the Great Western Railway in 1935, “Railway Ribaldry“ is an affectionate and humorous look at life on board the company“s famous trains, incorporating some of …
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€11.34
W Heath Robinson: BILL THE MINDER – the whacky adventures of Bill and his cousins
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‚Bill the Minder‘ by none other than W Heath Robinson, follows the adventures of 15-year-old Bill and his cousins, Boadicea and Chad. During their adventures they meet a …
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Wilhelm Grimm: Little Red Riding Hood
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
from ‚Brothers Grimm‘
ONCE upon a time… in the middle of a thick forest stood a small cottage, the home of a pretty little girl known to everyone as Little Red Riding …
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Charles Perrault: Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
There were formerly a King and a Queen, who were so sorry that they had no children, so sorry that it cannot be expressed. They went to all the waters in the world; vows, pilgrimages, all ways were t …
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Hans Christian Andersen: Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
This beautiful book, originally published in 1913, contains a collection of seventeen classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Stories include, The March King’s Daughter, The Snow Queen, The S …
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W. Heath Robinson: Some ‚Frightful‘ War Pictures – Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
A fantastic collection of W. Heath Robinson’s drawing depicting humorous wartime scenes from World War I. These 24 full page drawings originally appeared in ‘The Sketch’ and in ‘The Illustrated Sport …
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The Fairy Tale Art of W. Heath Robinson
This enchanting volume is a new collection of W. Heath Robinson’s fantastical fairy tale art and children’s book illustrations, produced across a 50-year career during the Golden Age of Illustration. …
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Hans Christian Andersen: Bajke
Danski pisac Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1885.) uz braću Grimm i Charlesa Perraulta sinonim je za bajke. Njegova djela prevedena su na preko 150 jezika i tiskana u milijunima primjeraka diljem svij …
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