Arthur Rackham

2017 marks the 150th birthday of Arthur Rackham, the best illustrator of the Edwardian era. Over his long and illustrious career, he contributed to an extensive number of books, magazines and periodicals, resulting in a vast array of original artworks. In this book, Pook Press brings together 150 of the best of Rackham's stunning illustrations, sourced from rare and original books. These incredible images cover Rackham's career from his landmark 1905...

A collection of short moral tales first told by the Greek slave Aesop.

According to the spell cast by the old fairy, the beautiful princess will sleep for one hundred years until a prince awakens her with a kiss.

A collection of 162 nursery rhymes illustrated by the well-known illustrator, Arthur Rackham.

An annotated version of the classic story of the boy who never grows up includes period photos and a discussion of the tale's controversial history.

Linguists, philologists, and restorers of ancient texts, the Brothers Grimm practically invented the science of folklore with the publication of Kinder-und Hausmarchen (1812-1815), which became popularly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Comprising 120 of their best-loved tales, this new Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales includes criticism, reception, discussion questions, and legacies, to appeal to readers of all ages.

A collection of twenty-two favorite fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, including "Rapunzel, " "The Bremen Town Musicians, " "The Valiant Tailor", "The Frog Prince, " "Ashenputtel, " and "The Elves and the Shoemaker."

Twenty tales collected from German folklore and immortalized by the brothers Grimm.

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas or A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. A Christmas Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the...