In Fairyland: An Anthology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714127612 ISBN 13: 9780714127613

Publisher: British Museum Press, 2001

Synopsis

The King and Queen of the country next to Fairyland are blessed with a daughter whom Prince Comical rescues in the land of magic Mushrooms

About this title

Synopsis:

The brightly coloured lithographs of Richard Doyle (1824-83) offer glimpses into the world of the little folk. Doyle's fairies troop through meadows, twirl in the moonlight and enlist birds and bugs in games and mischief. This collection pairs Doyle's illustrations with poems by Shakespeare, Keats, Tennyson, Yeats, Robert Graves, Stevie Smith and Laura Ingalls Wilder, among others. Fairy sweethearts among the roses illustrate Wilder's 'The Fairies in the Sunshine'; elf-babies in a snail race match Craves's 'I'd Love to be a Fairy's Child', and a fairy queen carried by butterflies re-imagines Shakespeare's popular 'Queen Mab' soliloquy. With its lively illustrations and playful poems to read aloud, In Fairyland will enchant children and grown-ups alike, whether they still believe in fairies or not.

About this edition

• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0714127612
• ISBN 13: 9780714127613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Doyle Richard