ISBN: 9781517906085 - the book of one hundred riddles of the fairy bellaria (8 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Reviving a lost classic of American fairytale literature Charles Godfrey Leland was one of the most popular American writers and artists of the nineteenth century, publishing more than twenty books of legends, fairy tales, humor, and essays. Today, however, he is a woefully underappreciated writer. Written, designed, and illustrated by Leland in 1892, The Book of One Hundred Riddles of the Fairy Bellaria is a forgotten classic and a small sample of his influential and experimental work.The Book of One Hundred Riddles of the Fairy Bellaria features the Scheherazade-like fairy goddess Bellaria: powerful and mysterious, courageous and clever, goddess of spring, flowers, love, fate, and death. In this story, Bellaria engages in a duel of wits with an evil king, a death match of one hundred riddles. Each riddle is spoken as a rhyme and illustrated by an original engraving in the arts and crafts style. This book is a beautiful reintroduction to Leland and his pioneering design.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorCharles Godfrey Leland (1824&ndash1903) was an American humorist, writer, and folklorist. Primarily known during his lifetime for his comic Hans Breitmann&rsquos Ballads (1871), he wrote extensively on.