DOI issue:
No. 81 (December, 1899)
DOI article:Reviews of recent publications
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19783#0243
Reviews of Recent Publications
trations are, for the "most 'part,
cleverly eccentric, and create a
feeling of amazement rather than
of unalloyed pleasure. The draw-
^^BsMEBMm^^^ ing illustrating " Sophia was a
little child " is, however, delight-
ful in its naivete and economy of
line.
The Square Book of Animals-
By William Nicholson.
Rhymes by Arthur Waugh.
(London : William Heinemann.)
—These illustrations of the " life
of farm and grange" are distin-
guished by the same peculiar
largeness of handling, boldness
of touch, and straightforward
vigour that we are accustomed
Jn <&6ce7kfo7trre<5t' t0 associate with all the products
of Mr. Nicholson's brain and
drawing by e. 11. new , ,
, . graver. Mr. Waugh s verses
from The Natural History oj Selborne (john lane) ° . . ,
genially introduce the various
subjects, and the book is one
the one on Forgotten Children's Books issued by that is sure to be popular with big as well as little
the same publishers a short while ago. children.
The Natural History of Selborne. By Gilbert Mrs. Leicester's School. Written by Charles
White. Edited by Grant Allen. Illustrated and Mary Lamb. Illustrated by Winifred Green.
by Edmund H. New. (London and New York : (London: J. M. Dent & Co.)—The chief interest
John Lane.) Price 21s. net. — The favourable of this well-appointed volume lies in Miss Green's
opinion expressed by us in reviewing the first part
of this edition is more than justified by the splendid
manner in which it has been completed. Mr.
New's illustrations, so well begun, have been carried
through to the finish with a deliberate care in
draughtsmanship and such excellent judgment in
selection and presentation of subject as to make
the book a chef d'ceuvre of this artist's work. How
few are there among the thousands of illustrated
volumes issued yearly from the press that can be
considered to be artistically satisfactory ? Text
and illustrations have too often no relation to
each other, and their intermixture is a veritable
offence to the eye. But this is never the case with
Mr. New's work. His illustrations seem to belong
intimately to the text, and are as gratifying in their "the bulldog" (reduced)
decorative qualities as the illuminated pages of by william Nicholson
mediaeval times. from Hie Square Book of Animals (w. heinemann)
Excellent Jane, and other Stories. Pictured by
Gertrude Charlton. (London : Sands & Co.)
—These " stories" are not calculated to produce delicate and fanciful drawings of poke-bonneted
qualms of satiety in the breasts of the young and short-waisted maidens—the descendants, no
people for whom they are intended, for not one doubt, of those young people made familiar to us
exceeds two quatrains in length, while in some cases by Miss Kate Greenaway. Many of the illustra-
a couplet suffices to unravel the plot. The illus- tions are well reproduced in colours.
218
trations are, for the "most 'part,
cleverly eccentric, and create a
feeling of amazement rather than
of unalloyed pleasure. The draw-
^^BsMEBMm^^^ ing illustrating " Sophia was a
little child " is, however, delight-
ful in its naivete and economy of
line.
The Square Book of Animals-
By William Nicholson.
Rhymes by Arthur Waugh.
(London : William Heinemann.)
—These illustrations of the " life
of farm and grange" are distin-
guished by the same peculiar
largeness of handling, boldness
of touch, and straightforward
vigour that we are accustomed
Jn <&6ce7kfo7trre<5t' t0 associate with all the products
of Mr. Nicholson's brain and
drawing by e. 11. new , ,
, . graver. Mr. Waugh s verses
from The Natural History oj Selborne (john lane) ° . . ,
genially introduce the various
subjects, and the book is one
the one on Forgotten Children's Books issued by that is sure to be popular with big as well as little
the same publishers a short while ago. children.
The Natural History of Selborne. By Gilbert Mrs. Leicester's School. Written by Charles
White. Edited by Grant Allen. Illustrated and Mary Lamb. Illustrated by Winifred Green.
by Edmund H. New. (London and New York : (London: J. M. Dent & Co.)—The chief interest
John Lane.) Price 21s. net. — The favourable of this well-appointed volume lies in Miss Green's
opinion expressed by us in reviewing the first part
of this edition is more than justified by the splendid
manner in which it has been completed. Mr.
New's illustrations, so well begun, have been carried
through to the finish with a deliberate care in
draughtsmanship and such excellent judgment in
selection and presentation of subject as to make
the book a chef d'ceuvre of this artist's work. How
few are there among the thousands of illustrated
volumes issued yearly from the press that can be
considered to be artistically satisfactory ? Text
and illustrations have too often no relation to
each other, and their intermixture is a veritable
offence to the eye. But this is never the case with
Mr. New's work. His illustrations seem to belong
intimately to the text, and are as gratifying in their "the bulldog" (reduced)
decorative qualities as the illuminated pages of by william Nicholson
mediaeval times. from Hie Square Book of Animals (w. heinemann)
Excellent Jane, and other Stories. Pictured by
Gertrude Charlton. (London : Sands & Co.)
—These " stories" are not calculated to produce delicate and fanciful drawings of poke-bonneted
qualms of satiety in the breasts of the young and short-waisted maidens—the descendants, no
people for whom they are intended, for not one doubt, of those young people made familiar to us
exceeds two quatrains in length, while in some cases by Miss Kate Greenaway. Many of the illustra-
a couplet suffices to unravel the plot. The illus- tions are well reproduced in colours.
218