The Pied Piper of Hamelin - Softcover

Browning, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486296199 ISBN 13: 9780486296197

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2003

Synopsis

Beloved poem tells of the strange piper who rids the town of Hamelin of its rats, but exacts a terrible revenge when denied his fee. Full text of poem enhanced by the 36 classic watercolor illustrations by Kate Greenaway.

About this title

Book Description:

A picture book version of Robert Browning's poem about the town of Hamelin and its plague of rats - brought to life with colourful illustrations. Amstutz has recreated Hamelin and its characters - the fat, pompous mayor, the elfin, the magical piper and hundreds of rats.

About the Author:

Robert Browning (1812-1889) was born in Camberwell, London, the son of a clerk in the Bank of England. The strongest influence on his education were the books in his father's extensive library, particularly the writings of Byron and Shelley. His dramatic poem Paracelsus, published in 1835, established his reputation and brought him the friendship of the actor-manager William Macready. When Macready's eldest son Willie was ill in bed, Browning wrote for the boy's entertainment the poem of The Pied Piper, a story he remembered from his own childhood. After its appearance in print in 1842, it became a children's classic, attracting new illustrators in every generation.

In 1846 Robert Browning married a fellow poet, Elizabeth Barrett, eloping with her to Italy where they lived until Elizabeth's death in 1861. He them returned to England to live with his only sister Sarianna, but later he went back to Italy, where he died at the Rezzonico Palace in Venice.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486296199
• ISBN 13: 9780486296197
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Greenaway Kate