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Rudyard Kipling, who was born on this day in 1865, first began what would become The Jungle Book while living in a cottage in Vermont. After it was published, by 1897, Rudyard Kipling was not only among the most acclaimed authors but also the highest paid writer in the world.
The mesmerizing and magical work of photographic artist and illustrator @Lorena_C .
In 1921, a book was published entitled Songs From Alice in Wonderland & Through The Looking-Glass. In it, Lewis Carroll's verse was set to music by folk-song historian Lucy Broadwood and illustrated by Charles Folkard.
Vivid and glorious illustrations for Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol by @Cartergoodrich2
Tove Jansson's illustrations for her very rare Alice in Wonderland published by the Tate Museum in 2011.
Inspired by the fairy tale by Charles Perrault, Béla Bartók wrote his short opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle. In it, Bartók explores the mental state of both Bluebeard & Judith, especially as she is irresistibly drawn through a series of doors of which the last will spell her death.
“Art does not reproduce what is visible, it makes things visible.”
― Paul Klee, born today in 1879. These paintings by Klee were all inspired by fairy tales.
“My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood. I am eighteen years old, and I live with my sister Constance. I have often thought that with any luck at all, I could have been born a werewolf . . ."
- Shirley Jackson, born today in 1916
Wintry fairy tale images by Bohemian artist Artus Scheiner.
#WarwickWednesday In 1911 Stories From the Pentamerone was published, containing 32 color plates. Stories From the Pentamerone was a beautiful example of Warwick Goble’s Japanese techniques and was one of many which would come to solidify his reputation as a master illustrator.