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recently I read an edgar allan poe story I had never heard about before, king pest, and also found these amazing two old-timey fanarts (left by harry clarke, right by arthur rackham)

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2020-03-14

🇮🇪 🧚🏻 In (& beyond) a child was believed to be a child left in place of a human child stolen by the (Arthur Rackham illustration) Celebrating theme of 🧚💫#FAIRYTAIL

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2020-03-12

The White Snake

The King's Servant, a short story in Maud Lindsay's The Story-teller (1915), is "adapted with a free hand" from Grimm's "White Snake."

1916 illustration by Arthur Rackham

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2020-03-12

What Came of Picking Flowers

Portuguese fairy tale if you like that sort of thing

Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1916 art

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2020-03-12

The term ‘a murder of crows’ may originate from the folk belief that crows sat in judgment of those accused of crimes from among their flock. If a ‘defendant’ was found guilty, the flock would kill it.
Art: The Twa Corbies by Arthur Rackham

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2020-03-12

She went along, and went along, and went along

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2020-03-12

“That was the most awkward Wednesday he ever remembered.” ( J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit)

So, we have , & ... but Wednesday? Any idea what to do with a Wednesday? Or am I missing something?

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2020-03-03

"“If thou wilt give me this pretty little one,” says the king's son, “I will take thee at thy word.”"

From the Scottish fairytale of "The Battle of the Birds" in The Allies Fairy Book from 1916, illustrated by Arthur Rackham art

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2020-02-29

"They all crowded round it panting and asking, "But who has won?""

Depiction by Arthur Rackham, 1907 art

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2020-02-29

The Mock Turtle drew a long breath and said: "That's very curious"

The Mock Turtle, by Arthur Rackham, 1907

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2020-02-28

冬季休館中は３月１日オープンの春展に向けての準備をしています。
２０２０年軽井沢絵本の森美術館春展３０周年特別展
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画像：アーサー・ラッカム
Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures 1913より

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2020-02-24

Arthur Rackham's Gothic Alice in Wonderland illustrations. At the time, in 1907, many felt that Sir John Tenniel’s original illustrations for Alice (1865) had become so iconic that any other interpretation was blasphemy. However, Rackham made Alice both more sweet & more scary.

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2020-02-24

, good move following me! It’d be an even better one if you followed Rackham Arthur 🙏. Cheers,

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2020-02-20

From “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1908 edition. Via . https://t.co/T8dqYaVo9z

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2020-02-19

Incredible illustrations for ‘Hansel and Grethel’ by Arthur Rackham.

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2020-02-18