Laurence Housman (1865–1959) was an English writer and illustrator. His siblings were the poet A. E. Housman and the artist, writer, and suffragette Clemence Housman. Influenced by the Art Nouveau style, he illustrated his sister’s novella as well as Christina Rossetti’s 1893 poem ‘Goblin Market’. He also wrote and collated successful collections of fairy tales.
13 Ebooks by Laurence Housman
Laurence Housman: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
A feckless boy is lured by a wicked magician into a trap but the scheme backfires — the boy, Aladdin, is left with a magical lamp and a genie who showers him with riches. Aladdin’s wealth makes …
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Laurence Housman: Stories from the Arabian Nights – Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
First published in 1911, this fantastic volume contains English-language retellings of stories from ‘One Thousand and One Nights’, a collection of South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales compiled …
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Laurence Housman: Princess Badoura – A Tale from the Arabian Nights – Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
‘Princess Badoura: a tale from the Arabian nights’ is a 1913 short story written by Laurence Housman and illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Based on a tale from ‘One Thousand and One Nights’, this …
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Laurence Housman: Sinbad the Sailor and Other Stories from the Arabian Nights – Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
This volume features some of the most beloved One Thousand and One Nights stories. These original South Asian and Middle Eastern folk tales have been translated into English and are accompanied by Ed …
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€9.49
Edmund Dulac & Laurence Housman: Sindbad the Sailor & Other Stories from The Arabian Nights
The much-loved tales from ‘The Thousand and One Nights’ were translated into English translation in the early nineteenth century most notably by Sir Richard Burton. The popularity of these ancient …
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€2.49
Jonas Lie: Weird Tales from Northern Seas
Jonas Lie is sufficiently famous to need but a very few words of introduction. Ever since 1870, when he made his reputation by his first novel, ‘Den Fremsynte, ‘ he has been a prime favourite with th …
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Laurence Housman: THE FIELD OF CLOVER – Fairy Tales for Children
This book is a collection of fairy tales: “The Bound Princess” (a longer work in six parts), “The Crown’s Warranty, ” “The Wishing Pot, ” “The Feeding of the Emigrants, ” and “The Passionate …
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The 1, 001 Nights
In a new collection that brings together the work of eleven notable translators, with an introduction by the bestselling Iranian-American author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi, and original …
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€15.99
Clemence Housman: La mujer lobo
En algún lúgubre rincón escandinavo, dos hermanos gemelos pelean en cuerpo y alma a causa de una sensual mujer lobo a la que uno de ellos desea ardientemente. Más allá de su pasmosa facilidad para …
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Laurence Housman: Stories From Arabian Nights
Excerpt: "Scheherazade, the heroine of the Thousand and one Nights, ranks among the great story-tellers of the world much as does Penelope among the weavers. Procrastination was the basis of her …
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€1.83
Laurence Housman: Echo De Paris
Excerpt: "In a book of political dialogues, published a year ago, I explained (perhaps unnecessarily) that they were entirely unauthentic-a personal interpretation, given in dramatic form, of …
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Laurence Housman: The Complete Works, Novels, Plays, Stories, Ideas, and Writings of Laurence Housman
The Complete Works, Novels, Plays, Stories, Ideas, and Writings of Laurence Housman
This Complete Collection includes the following titles:
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1 – Angels and Ministers, and Other Victor …
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€2.99
Laurence Housman: The Complete Works of Laurence Housman
The Complete Works of Laurence Housman
This Complete Collection includes the following titles:
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1 – Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian Plays
2 – King John of Jingalo
3 – Th …
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€1.99
