Without doubt, "The King of Ireland's Son" is the best of Padraic Colum's books. Originally published in 1916, this classic has stood the test of time and remains one of the greatest set of tales ever-full of humor, imagination and drama.
This edition has been freshly typeset in a modern font, as well as carefully edited, annotated and endnoted, allowing the reader to enter fully into all the often playful subtlety of meaning Colum gives to the names, places and objects in the tale. In addition, the pronunciation of the Irish and Celtic names and words has been noted, often with a...
Without doubt, "The King of Ireland's Son" is the best of Padraic Colum's books. Originally published in 1916, this classic has stood the test of t...
This edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was originally published in 1929. It contain well over 60 black and white pen drawing by Willy Pogany. His illustrations have a distinctive Art Nouveau, 1920s style, even portraying Alice as a young flapper girl. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature and are reprinting this book for adults and children to enjoy once again.
This edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was originally published in 1929. It contain well over 60 black and white pen drawing by Willy Pogany...
This edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was originally published in 1929. It contain well over 60 black and white pen drawing by Willy Pogany. His illustrations have a distinctive Art Nouveau, 1920s style, even portraying Alice as a young flapper girl. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature and are reprinting this book for adults and children to enjoy once again.
This edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was originally published in 1929. It contain well over 60 black and white pen drawing by Willy Pogany...
A classic collection of Norse Mythology containing tales of the God Odin and his children. In three parts: The Dwellers in Asgard, Odin the Wanderer and The Witchs Heart. The tales are decorated with the whimsical black and white drawings of Willy Pogany. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.
A classic collection of Norse Mythology containing tales of the God Odin and his children. In three parts: The Dwellers in Asgard, Odin the Wanderer a...
Illustrated. Padraic Colum's rich, lyrical style captures the magic and mysticism of the Norse myths with tales of the gods and goddesses who lived in the Northern Utopia of Asgard before the dawn of man.
Illustrated. Padraic Colum's rich, lyrical style captures the magic and mysticism of the Norse myths with tales of the gods and goddesses who lived in...
The Iliad and Odyssey, feature on every reading list, and are the world's oldest literature. Plato had great respect for Homer calling him -the teacher of all Greece-, and -the leader of Greek culture.- These stories, together with the other Greek myths hold a central place in the Western imagination. Master storyteller, and Newbery award winner, Padraig Colum and illustrator Willy Pogany have created a work that will educate and enchant. Available in paperback (978-1-78139-489-2) and hardback (978-1-78139-488-5).
The Iliad and Odyssey, feature on every reading list, and are the world's oldest literature. Plato had great respect for Homer calling him -the teache...
This illustrated edition retains Willy Pogany's original drawings. Master storyteller Padraic Colum's rich, musical voice captures all the magic and majesty of the Norse sagas in his retellings of the adventures of the gods and goddesses who lived in the Northern paradise of Asgard before the dawn of history. Here are the matchless tales of All-Father Odin, who crosses the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard and sacrifices his right eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom; of Thor, whose mighty hammer defends Asgard; of Loki, whose mischievous cunning leads him to treachery against the...
This illustrated edition retains Willy Pogany's original drawings. Master storyteller Padraic Colum's rich, musical voice captures all the magic and m...
Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales is a collection of Turkish fairy tales compiled by Dr. Ignac Kunos, a Hungarian-born linguist who, having an interest in the Turkish dialect and folk tradition, collected several volumes of oral fairy tales, not through reading and study, but by travelling around the Turkish country and listening to storytellers. In this elaborately produced volume, beautifully illustrated by Willy Pogany, Kunos describes the stories as being closer to the fairy tales of European tradition than those in Arabian Nights, seeking to dissuade his readers of any notion of...
Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales is a collection of Turkish fairy tales compiled by Dr. Ignac Kunos, a Hungarian-born linguist who, having an int...