The Modern Encyclopædia for Children – Odhams – Dustjacket
I tripped over this encyclopedia on ebay and bought it when the seller included one photo showing me it contains artwork by Raymond Sheppard. As I now own the book I thought I’d share some of the other illustrations. You can see by the image above it’s a large book in terms of pages (640) but only 8.5 inches tall.
The Modern Encyclopaedia for Children is sub-titled: A companion to school work and out-of-school interests,for all young people who wish to know more! They don’t make titles like that any more! It was published in 1948 by Odhams Press according to the British Library and interior evidence (maps of the ‘new’ Germany and Poland confirm a post war date). The ‘Acknowledgement’ above identifies at least two artists in the book. We can see that the fashion through history plates are by the Quennells.
Here’s the first plate I think is by the married couple which appears as the Frontispiece
Frontispiece by the Quennells
IDENTIFYING ARTISTS
I’ve chosen to show images I was intrigued by, and see if I can guess who the artists are.
Page 8 shows a sort of signature in the bottom right, but what is it?Page 20 – Reminds me of Robin Jacques’ work with all that stipplingPage 38 A strongly lit image using various techniques, but no signature!Page 69 Beethoven by ‘Freeman’ who I think must be Terence Reginald Freeman
My friend Steve Holland has a biography and bibliography of Freeman’s work and the BBC show his cover for the Radio Times May 1945. He also illustrates a portrait of the Bard in this book
Page 522 Shakespeare by Terence Reginald FreemanPage 85 by Jack Dunkley – a lovely lively and affectionate drawing. Famous for “The Larks” cartoon strip in the Daily Mirror 1957-1985, Dunkley died in 1994 – Read an interview and see his work in the book The Art of the Radio Times – compiled by David DriverPage 93. Again a lot of stippling but no credit!Page 96 – Raymond Sheppard’s signature clearly visiblePage 154 a portrait of Oliver Cromwell – uncredited again but the signature can just be seen.But what is it? below are the blown up signatures in negative and positivePage 174-175 4 Dickens drawings by Hyman Stone. I’ve found mention of Stone, unsurprisingly being a member of the British Jewish community but otherwise I’ve drawn a blank about him. There was a Dorothy and Hyam Stone living at 41 Orchard Court London W.1 but….Page 223 – The great Ronald Lampitt gives us a birds-eye view again – his trademark drawing!Page 231 M Cummings – I wonder if this is early work by Michael Cummings (1919-1997), the political cartoonist?Page 330 Dr. Johnson drawn by Stanley Herbert (1905-1967) – his signature always distinctivePage 464 Drawn by Wigglesworth. The only person of that name I know is Katherine Wigglesworth of “Little Grey Rabbit” fame. But that’s not an intelligent guess!Page 620 drawn by Rose Ellenby who has a drawing of fungi in the V&A collection and drew plates for two books on fungiPage 623 A Norman castle drawn by Corsellis, who I think must be Elizabeth Corsellis (1907-2005)
As usual this was done just to share images I thought would be forgotten otherwise and if anyone can help identify / correct anything I’ve done here, please do get in contact
My fascination with the BBC annuals has been told in a previous post and here we continue and having dated the books, I want to present the evidence for the dating and also the contents of this particular book.
Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1948], 1947, artwork by Bruno Kay
This book was published by Sampson Low at 7s 6d as can be seen above in 1947 – thus my labelling of the annual as 1948. The cover shows various tales to entice the reader in. Because of the difficulty in dating these Uncle Mac books I call this one the ‘pirate one’. However, adverts in The Bookseller show a book with the same title was published for the Christmas 1947 market along with Uncle Mac’s Fairy Tale Book. The article also mentions Enid Blyton’s Second Holiday Book which the Enid Blyton Society confirms was published in 1947. The book listing when published states it has 126 pages – which this one does.
Interestingly one dustjacket I’ve seen (see below) shows an Uncle Mac line drawing with space for “This Book Belongs to…” and “A gift from…” and in the corner with the 7s 6d price it says “If this book is intended as a gift, the price can be snipped off by cutting along this line”. So we can see here and in other annuals they were reprinted during their sales period as this text is missing from my copy, which I find interesting – why not just reprint the dustjacket as it was? Or have I got this the wrong way round and the plain dustjacket was first?
The endpapers for this book aren’t worth showing (the left hand page can be seen here), but the title page and Contents are.
Dustjacket with price plus textUncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947– Title page – Art by Helen Jacobs?Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Contents Page – Art by Helen Jacobs?
But who drew the two images above? They certainly look like Helen Jacobs’ work to me but usually she would sign her work as she does for one story in this book..
Compare the two title pages below. The first from a later title in this informal annual series (Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Book[1949, 1948] with the ‘balloons’ cover) – and the second from this (Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947) – the ‘pirate’ cover). Look carefully – Bruno Kay drew the left hand page of the latter but both editions have used Emil Weiss’ art on the right hand page – the signature’s there for all to see – as is Kay’s on the left hand page! Strange goings on!
No artists are credited in this particular book but fortunately some have signed their work and others are already known to me. Where I have ANY doubt I have added question marks after their credit but this has been one of the worst for lack of credits both by the publisher and myself!
CONTENTS
THE CREAKY CARAVAN, by KEN FRANCIS; Drawings by Norman Meredith
CHRISTMAS IN OTHER LANDS, by DEREK MCCULLOCH; Drawings by ?
LUCY, by MERYON VANCE; Drawings by ?
SELINA THE SWISS COW, by NORAH LEWIS; Drawings by ?
WATCHING BIRDS FROM A HIDE, by ERIC HOSKING, F.R.P.S., AND CYRIL NEWBERRY; Drawings by J. N. A. Rignall
PUZZLES, by LIEUT.-COMMANDER R. T. GOULD; Drawings by ?
THE CHAMELEON, CAMOUFLAGE AND ALL THAT, by DR. VEVERS; Drawings by ‘Willett’
THE GREEN VEIL, by OLIVE DEHN; Drawings by ?
MISCHIEVOUS MICHAEL, by EDWARD D. DICKINSON; Drawings by ?
THE MOUSE ON THE SCROLL, by DAPHNE LEA; Drawings by ?
NANKI, by MERYON VANCE; Drawings by ?
MORE PUZZLES, by LIEUT.-COMMANDER R. T. GOULD; Drawings by ?
BILL AYLESBURY GOES ON THE STAGE, by GEOFFREY DEARMER; Drawings by ?
A TREAT FOR MRS. TOLLINGTON, by GERALD BULLETT; Drawings by ?
MISS BUSHMAN-CALDICOTT, by ROSEMARY TONKS; Drawings by Helen Jacobs
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES, by LIEUT.-COMMANDER R. T. GOULD; Drawings by ?
ANSWERS TO MORE PUZZLES, by LIEUT.-COMMANDER R. T. GOULD; Drawings by ?
THE CROCODILE WHO HAD TERRIBLE TOOTHACHE, by EILEEN POYNDER; Drawings by Anne Anderson?
ART GALLERY and Norman’s comments!
A drawing by “Astrid” on one of the introductory pages – but who is he or more likely she?
The first story in this book is signed very helpfully by Norman Meredith and is dated 1947 which helps me with dating this book. He is remembered for his cute animal art and the Chris Beetle Art gallery has a short biography plus examples of his artwork
Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 10 – Art by Norman Meredith for the “Creaky Caravan”
There aren’t many others who have signed or are credited, so here goes.
Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 20 – Art by ? – “Christmas in Other lands”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 24 – Art by ? – for the story of “Lucy”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 32 – Art by ? “Selina the Swiss Cow”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 46 – Art by ? This accompanies the first puzzle pageUncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 56 – Art by ? “The Green Veil”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 64 – Art by ? “Mischievous Michael”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 72 – Art by ? “The Mouse of the Scroll”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 76 – Art by ? for “Nanki”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 88 – Art by ? “Bill Aylesbury goes on the stage”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 96 – Art by ? “A treat for Mrs. Tollington”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 108 – Art by Helen Jacobs for “Miss Bushman-Caldicott”Uncle Mac’s Children’s Story Book [1948], 1947- Page 119 – Art by ?
So as you can see I’ve not had much success with this early “Uncle Mac” book. The single colours overlaying the art doesn’t help clarity but if you can hazard a guess and help me out, I’d be grateful for any identifications. Artists need crediting for their work and not be forgotten! Thanks, Norman
This is the Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book, which I call the ‘roller-coaster one’ as it’s so hard to date these. Have a look at the ‘jumping-off’ page for a list of all the others.
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] art by Reginald Heade
The roller-coaster cover appears to me to be a bit worrying in the light of developments concerning Uncle Mac’s behaviour, but being more positive, Glenn Reuben pointed out to me who the artist above is. Surprisingly, considering the material he is most known for, it’s Reginald Heade and I should have spotted his signature bottom right! Steve Holland tells us about his sad life on Bear Alley blog, and the fact that Heade signs this cover with his ‘proper’ name (and not the post-1954 method of ‘Cy Webb’) – and died in 1957 brings the expected date of this volume to pre-1954.
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – Endpapers; art by Reginald Heade
“Uncle Mac” as in Derek McCulloch had moved on from the BBC at the end of September 1950 as Sidgwick & Jackson announced in an advert for McCulloch’s novel “Cornish Mystery” in the Bookseller advert – (Bookseller 23 September 1950, p.699). Various regional papers echoed the fact of his “resigning to write more”.
Dear Bookseller As you know ‘Uncle Mac’ has left the B.B.C. after twenty-five happy years’ work on Children’s Hour, and is now editing the children’s section of the ”News Chronicle,” a paper which has a circulation of nearly 1,500,000.
Also I notice the words “Uncle Mac” are omitted from the headers on each page of this particluar annual which merely state “Children’s Hour Story Book” – but this could be due to space (I know it was a feeble thought!). But the clincher is complicated.
Following adverts and other bibliographic details in the press for the books using “Uncle Mac” and “Children’s Hour” titles, we can map exactly which years books were expected to be published (bearing in mind even announcements didn’t mean actual publication as sometimes books didn’t happen at all. I was a bookseller and knew that too well!). But let’s assume – especially as I have seen entries for the same number of books I own, or have seen online, that if I can match dates to specific titles then any ‘stray’ book is likely to have to be mapped to a Bookseller magazine entry. Well that’s the case here. I’ve accounted for the rest so this stray only maps one advert.
On the 5 July 1952, Collins paid for a full page advert in the Bookseller advertising, not only for this title but also Collins Magazine Annual [No.5] – see my previous logic on this – and this Uncle Mac title has “5 colour plates” as you’ll see below, listed in the Contents. [February 2025: I’ve had correspondence with Steve Walker – who with Steve Chibnall has written the most authoritative work on Reginald Heade (from Telos Publishing). He mentioned their initial thorough research gave them a date of publication for 1951. Unfortunately he couldn’t remember where this came from. But later he wrote: “Just to add a further thought, I’d be surprised if it was as late as 1953, as Heade didn’t really do any children’s book work for Collins after 1951”. Until I see the accession dates in the British Library I’m placing this here for anyone else who wants to chip in! Thanks Steve W.
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – Title page; art by Reginald HeadeUncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – Message; art by Reginald Heade
Notice above that Uncle Mac’s name is being used AND the cover uses his image, so I wondered if this is the earliest Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book? But no, I’ve come to the conclusion it’s printed in 1952
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – Contents Page; art by Unknown but not Heade
Whoever drew the Contents page, they took an easy way out for the Contents page by drawing children’s activities and not elements of the stories within, as others have done in other volumes.
CONTENTS
THE BRITISH PRIVATE, by SHEILA STEEN; Drawings by Jeanne Farrar
THE MISSEL-THRUSH, by OLIVE DEHN; Drawings by Valerie Sweet
THE LAST WOLF, by JOHN KEIR CROSS; Drawings by [Artur?] Horowicz
OPERATION AVOCET, by JAMES FISHER; Drawings by Len Fullerton
GLOVE-PRINTS AND OUSTITI, by BERNARD NEWMAN; Drawings by Leslie Otway
THEY CAN BE FRIENDS, by BRIAN VESEY FITZGERALD; Drawings by Douglas T. Duncan
THE DISAPPEARING DOG, by MARY CAMPBELL; Drawings by Valerie Sweet
MOTHER MICHEL AND HER CAT, by ANTONIA RIDGE; Drawings by Barbara C. Freeman
THE FROG AND THE CIGARS, by KEN FRANCIS; Drawings by G. W. Backhouse
SIX O’CLOCK, by OLIVE DEHN; Drawings by Valerie Sweet
THE GREAT EXHIBITION, by ALISON UTTLEY; Drawings by Geoffrey Whittam
WINDOW-BOXES AND MINIATURE GARDENS; Drawings by Geoffrey Salter
THE GOOD PENNY, by GEOFFREY DEARMER; Drawings by Gilbert Dunlop
THE KITE, by OLIVE DEHN; Drawings by A. H. Watson
“WHAT’S THAT CATERPILLAR?” by L. HUGH NEWMAN; Drawings by Len Fullerton
THE CAT THAT LOST FACE, by MERYON VANCE; Drawings by Pauline Baynes
THE ELEPHANT AND CASTLE, by R. D. PECK; Drawings by Haro
ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
A LEAD SOLDIER TAKES SHAPE, by Jeanne Farrar
GILBERT USED HIS FAMOUS UPPER-CUT, by Leslie Otway
PLAYMATES, by Douglas T. Duncan
ARRIVAL OF THE EXHIBITION SPECIAL, by Geoffrey Whittam
HE RUSHED IN PURSUIT … by Geoffrey Salter
HALF-TONE ILLUSTRATIONS: “WHAT’S THAT CATERPILLAR?”
ART GALLERY and my comments and queries
The first two images are by Jeanne Farrar who is a new name to me – but Enid Blyton fans will know her. More of her work can be seen on this Italian blog on illustrators. I’ve included these here in case she has fans looking for her work and also to ensure I remember I have now come across her work!
The next two are from the story that takes place in Medieval Britain. I think the art is by Artur Horowicz (1898 – 1962). If it is indeed him, he studied art in Warsaw, his birthplace, before exhibiting in Berlin and then London where he illustrated for such magazines as The Illustrated London News and The Sketch.
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – p.26; art by Len Fullerton
Now with the following I have recognised this artist’s work for many years – having seen it first in my sister’s comic Princess Tina. Leslie Otway (1902-1979), drew “Alona the Wild One” for that comic, but his work appears in all sorts of books, comics and magazines and his style is endearing. His work can be identified through his use of heads which appear angled and he does wonderful dynamic figure work.
Douglas T. Duncan’s art doesn’t appeal to me but the best piece here is this colour portrait – and even here, I dislike the cat portrait, but the cocker spaniel is drawn far better than any of the other illustrations!
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – p.48; art by Douglas T. Duncan
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – p.49; art by Valerie Sweet
Barbara C. Freeman’s work appears in several children’s books such as this one (and Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Book [1952] ), and again she produces some lovely work. My friend Steve Holland has written a brief overview of her life (29 November 1906 – 6 May 1999).
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – p.56; art by Barbara C. Freeman
The next artist I want to highlight is the versatile Geoffrey William Backhouse (16 November 1903 – 1 August 1978). I have known about him because of his work in the Swift comic, where he drew ‘Tammy the Sheepdog’ in the mid-1950s. He is predominantly a nature/animal artist, but here, I was drawn to the stippling in the second illustration, a technique used by many artists to show a gradation from one area to another – in this case the shadow thrown by the candle.
I don’t want to write anything about Geoffrey Whittam, as Steve Holland has done an extensive bibliography (plus biography) on his blog but the colour illustration accompanying “The Great Exhibition” story by Alison Uttley is worth my reproducing here.
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book [1953] – p.81; art by Geoffrey Whittam
Gilbert Dunlop needs no introduction as he will be familiar from many children’s books especially the “Barney” books by Enid Blyton – or the ‘R’ Books as I called them as a kid – The Rockingdown Mystery; The Rilloby Fair Mystery; The Ring O’ Bells Mystery; The Rubadub Mystery; The Rat-a-Tat Mystery; The Ragamuffin Mystery. However, knowledge of details are hard to come by.
The major offline sources tell me he was a prolific artist active between 1949-1966 – I can widen that to 1935-1965 One art site mentions his dates as 1901-1984 but how authoritative this is, I don’t know. I’ve add a bibliography of his work at the end of this article to help other researchers but should anyone have any further information on this wonderful artist, not only would I like to know, but so would the Enid Blyton Society!
The next artist to show you is A. H. Watson – Alice Helena Watson (1896-1984). In the second picture below you can see her signature and her lovely biography on Stella and Rose’s Books website. I’d love to see more of these articles by the bookseller. And if they listed all artists they could find in their stock, I’d be over the Moon, and I think they’d increase sales – as I, for one, would come running for a single illustration by Raymond Sheppard, if I don’t own it already!
Next we have the very famous Narnia illustrator par excellence, Pauline Baynes
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book[1953] – p.113; art by Pauline Baynes
The last one I want to feature is “Haro”, (Haro Hodson (9 February 1923 – 19 January 2021)), – there’s a nice photo on the Guardianwebsite as he illustrated so many cartoons for them and the Observer. His signature is very distinctive.
Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book[1953] – p.119; art by Haro
GILBERT DUNLOP BIBLIOGRAPHY of his artwork
[All data gathered from various sources – so please check before buying anything on spec, as I have tried very hard to get the dates and appearances of Dunlop’s art right]
Science in Wonderland by A. M. Low L. Dickson & Thomson, London 1935
Alison Temple Prefect by Winifred Darch, Oxford University Press, Geoffrey Cumberlege, London 1938
Missing Bank Manager by Michael Poole, Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, London 1938
Grey Men by C Hamilton Ellis, Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, London 1939
Mystery At Merrilees by Michael Poole, Oxford University Press, London 1939
New Girl At Graychurch by Winifred Darch, Oxford University Press, London 1939
Browne of the Secret Service by Michael Poole, Oxford University Press, London 1940
Bunty Brown – Probationer by Barbara M. Wilcox, Oxford University Press, Geoffrey Cumberlege, London 1940
Gwythen Clay Mystery by Michael Poole, Oxford University Press, London 1940
Lucy and her Friends by Dinah Pares Harrap, London 1940
Little Mr. Huffy-Puffy by Adelaide Makower, Collins, London 1946
Semolina (first helping), by Buster Brown (AKA Arthur Miles Weber-Brown), Collins, London 1946
Adventures with Rosalind by Charlotte Austen Hutchinson’s Books for Young People, London 1947
Baby Elephant by Gilbert Dunlop, Collins, London 1947
Semolina (second helping), by Buster Brown (AKA Arthur Miles Weber-Brown), Collins, London 1947
Marjorie & Co. by Lorna Hill, Art & Educational Publishers, London 1948
Semolina (third helping), by Buster Brown (AKA Arthur Miles Weber-Brown), Collins, London 1948
Stolen Holiday by Lorna Hill, Art & Educational Publishers, London 1948
Camp Christopher by Pat Arrowsmith, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1949
Guest Castle by Kathleen Fidler, Lutterworth, London 1949
Rockingdown Mystery by Enid Blyton, Collins, London 1949
Semolina Grunbles by Buster Brown (AKA Arthur Miles Weber-Brown), Collins, London 1949
Semolina Moves, by Buster Brown (AKA Arthur Miles Weber-Brown), Collins, London 1949
“The Ring O’Bells Mystery” in Sunny Stories in 29 Parts #492-520 (29 September 1950-16 November 1951) by Enid Blyton, George Newnes, London 1950
Collins Children’s Annual [cover] Collins, London 1950
Rhodesian Adventure by Mollie Chappell, Collins, London 1950
Rilloby Fair Mystery by Enid Blyton, Collins, London 1950
Sooti by Gilbert Dunlop, Collins, London 1950
Alison’s Poaching Adventure by Sheila Stuart, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1951
Christmas at Cowleaze Farm (in B.B.C. Children’s Hour Annual) by Ralph Whitlock Burke Publishing Co. Ltd, London 1951
Little Shop on the Corner by Monica Backway Blackie & Son Limited, London 1951
Nine on the Trail by Heather Prime, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1951
Ring O’ Bells Mystery by Enid Blyton, Collins, London 1951
They Called Her Patience by Lorna Hill, Burke Publishing Co. Ltd, London 1951
Alison’s Kidnapping Adventure by Sheila Stuart, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1952
Boy Next Door by Enid Blyton, Collins, London 1952
Cormorant Ahoy! By George E Haley, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1952
It was All Through Patience by Lorna Hill, Burke Publishing Co. Ltd, London 1952
Merry Minstrel by Haydn Perry, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1952
Nine Afloat by Heather Prime, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1952
Prince Dynamite: The Story of Lawrence of Arabia by John Kennett, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1952
Rubadub Mystery by Enid Blyton, Collins, London 1952
With Powder, Shot and Sword : the Story of Sir Francis Drake by John Kennett, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1952
The Good Penny in Uncle Mac’s Children Hour Story Book[1953] by Geoffrey Dearmer, Collins, London, 1952
As Simple as ABC by Phyllis Helen Saunders Blackie & Son Limited, London 1953
Castle in Northumbria by Lorna Hill, Burke Publishing Co. Ltd, London 1953
Family Adventure by Pamela Mansbridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1953
Good-bye Uncle Simon! by Pat Arrowsmith, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1953
Mad Martins by Reginald Taylor Blackie & Son Limited, London 1953
Penny Foolish by Jane Gillespie, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1953
Wonderful Adventures Of Snowball (Kingfisher Book # B2) by Irene Gass, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1953
Alison’s Island Adventure by Sheila Stuart, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Blackie’s Prize Book of Stories, by Various Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Cormorant’s Commandos by George E Haley, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Exploration in the Antarctic by Nina Langley, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Jimmy and Janet on the Farm by W. Kersley Holmes, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
The Magic Ear-Rings, and the Free Willows by Monica Backway Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Marigold Becomes a Brownie (Kingfisher Book # B8) by Susan Jolly, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Piper’s Cave by Isobel Knight, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Queen’s Rescue by Agnes Ashton, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Riverside Adventure by Pamela Mansbridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1954
Secret of the Screes by Thomas Francis Maher, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Wright Brothers-the Story of the Conquest of the Air by Dorothy King, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Twopence Coloured by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1954
We went to live in Scotland by Cecilia Knowles Blackie & Son Limited, London 1954
Alison’s Spy Adventure by Sheila Stuart, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1955
Andy takes the Lead by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1955
Beginning to read: a picture-reading book for the youngest children by E. R. Boyce Macmillan, London 1955
Children in the Square by Pamela Mansbridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1955
Happy Story of Wallace the Engine by Henry Donald, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1955
Scott of the Antarctic by Bertie Webster Smith, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1955
Story of Hal 5 and the Haywards by Henry Donald, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1955
Threepenny Bit by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1955
Fourpenny Fair by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1956
Magic Sleigh-Ride by Jay Wallace, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1956
Rat-A-Tat Mystery by Enid Blyton, Collins, London 1956
Andy in Danger by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1957
Andy in Trouble by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1957
Annabella and the Smugglers by Mary Fitt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1957
“The Ragamuffin Mystery” in Enid Blyton’s Magazine by Enid Blyton, Evans, London 1958
Alison’s Riding Adventure by Sheila Stuart, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1958
Alison’s Pony Adventure by Sheila Stuart, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1958
Andy Keeps A Secret by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1958
Blue Storybook – A Blackie Bumper Book, by various including Elizabeth Gould, Barbara Freeman and others Blackie & Son Limited, London 1958
Charles Darwin Naturalist by Dorothy Laird, Blackie & Son Limited, London 1958
Crooked Sixpence by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1958
Fivepenny Mystery by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1958
Mystery at Queen’s by Sylvia Little, (AKA Eric Leyland), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1958
Red Storybook – A Blackie Bumper Book, various including Elizabeth Gould, Barbara Freeman and others Blackie & Son Limited, London 1958
Shifting Sands by Mary Fitt, Children’s Book Club 1958
So Much To Win by Stephen Mogridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1958
Thirteen for Luck by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1958
Willow Green Mystery by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1958
Andy Finds A Way by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1959
Cross Channel by Sylvia Little, (AKA Eric Leyland), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1959
Inn of Mystery by Ivy Russell, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1959
Lively Expression (Books 1-4) by Denis Wilfred Barker Macmillan, London 1959
Looking after Thomas by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1959
Ragamuffin Mystery by Enid Blyton, Collins, London 1959
Andy Goes Abroad by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1960
Holiday in London by Pamela Mansbridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1960
Ice on the Lawn by Jill Stevens (AKA Stephen Mogridge), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1960
Long Garden by Jill Stevens (AKA Stephen Mogridge), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1960
Tall Man by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1960
Venture to South Africa by Jane Shaw, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1960
Andy wins the Prize by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1961
Circus Comes to School by Sylvia Little, (AKA Eric Leyland), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1961
Creek Street Jumble by Pamela Mansbridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1961
Golden Path Pets by Mary Gervaise, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1961
House by the Shore by Ivy Russell, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1961
Julia’s Swiss Smuggler by Jill Stevens (AKA Stephen Mogridge), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1961
Mystery That Never Was by Enid Blyton, Collins, London 1961
New Girl at Minster by Sylvia Little, (AKA Eric Leyland), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1961
Dutch Painting by Jill Stevens (AKA Stephen Mogridge), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1962
Green Umbrella by Jill Stevens (AKA Stephen Mogridge), Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1962
Highway to the Bible (Books 1-4) by Donald M McFarlan Blackie & Son Limited, London 1962
No Medals for Guy by Lorna Hill, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1962
Newcomers at the Cray by Pamela Mansbridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1962
Red Peppers by Stephen Mogridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1962
Andy and Her Twin by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1963
Poems for you (Books 1-4) by Val Sibley, Raymond Sibley Collins, London 1963
Vigorous Verse by W. R. S. McIntyre, Macmillan, London 1963
Battle tunes at Bindleton by Pamela Mansbridge, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1964
April Gold by Viola Bayley Dent, London 1965
Intruders at Pinetops by Freda M. Hurt, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1965
Semolina lends a hand in Crackerjack Treasure Book by Various Children’s Press, London 196?
Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952] – Endpapers art by Mays
So we are looking at the ‘red’ or ‘stage’ cover this time. But how to date the thing? None of “Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Book” or “Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour STORY Book” are dated internally. The quirky labelling of children’s annuals in the UK mean they are published in Year X and labelled Year Y for the coming year but for whatever reason none of these are dated in the title. So for example if the book / annual in question was published in 1951 and for sale – usually in September for the Christmas market 1951-, the title would say “XYZ Annual 1952” – thus projecting the future and therefore the book appears to buyers as new and not out of date. The publishers of all the Children’s Hour Annual, the Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour books and the BBC Children’s Annuals left all the annuals undated – to be fair they aren’t claiming to be annuals!
Now to this particular annual. Raymond Sheppard drew an article in the November 1954 Young Elizabethanmagazine which was reprinted in the Collins Magazine Annual 1955, along with other pieces from the year’s run of the Young Elizabethanmagazine. What’s this got to do with our red dustjacket above? I worked out that the dustjacket for the annual under discussion is dated copyright 1951 as it advertises the only Collins Magazine Annual I could find with the afore-mentioned W.E. Johns’ story which was in Collins Magazine Annual #4 (1951). The other clues on the dustjacket are too general to help pinpoint anything better. So I’m stating it’s fictitious title is Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952].
I said there’s no internal evidence but actually the story “Summer in the Canadian Arctic” has a signed and dated drawing – “1950” and that’s the only internal evidence.
Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952] – Contents page – by Mays
CONTENTS
SUMMER IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC, by PETER SCOTT; Drawings by Donald Watson
MAGIC, by JOHN KEIR CROSS; Drawings by Batchelor
THE LUCKY BAG, by ALISON UTTLEY; Drawings by Barbara C. Freeman
PERIWINKLE HILL, by OLIVE DEHN; Drawings by Valerie Sweet
NOT SO CLUELESS, by BERNARD NEWMAN; Drawings by S. Van Abbé
THE ROYAL FEET (A Play), by ANTONIA RIDGE; Drawings by Barbara C. Freeman
SOME NOTES TO HELP YOU, by ANTONIA RIDGE; Drawings by Barbara C. Freeman
BIRD-WATCHING, by JAMES FISHER; Drawings by Len Fullerton
SUMMER IS OVER, by OLIVE DEHN; Drawings by Valerie Sweet
THE PULBOROUGH PIKE, by OLIVE DEHN; Drawings by G. S. Sherwood
SIMON AND THE TELESCOPE, by Meryon Vance; Drawings by A. H. Watson
THE GOLDFISH AND THE PIANO-TUNER, by Barbara E. Todd; Drawings by Valerie Sweet
THIMBLE, by Noel Streatfeild; Drawings by Hilda Boswell
THE HARVEST, by OLIVE DEHN; Drawings by Valerie Sweet
“WELL, I’M BLOWED!” by Geoffrey Dearmer; Drawings by G. W. Backhouse
SEVEN KINGS, by R. D. Peck; Drawings by Douglas Relf
ART GALLERY and queries and comments
My first query is which “Batchelor” drew the illustrations for the story “Magic”? We have John Batchelor who drew those wonderful cutaways for Eagle comic but other than that I’m stuck. Could this be him? Roland, Bernard and Valerie Batchelor don’t look like candidates, and the more likely candidate Halas John Batchelor’s cartoon drawings don’t match the style. Does anyone want to tell me if they know?
I thought you’d like to see some Barbara C. Freeman artwork so here’s the first page of one story and a beautiful spread within the play “The Royal Feet”, by Antonia Ridge.
Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952] – page 35 drawn by Barbara C. FreemanUncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952] – page 160-161 drawn by Barbara C. Freeman
Next is the artist G. S. Sherwood about whom I know nothing. I’m sure I’ve seen that distinctive signature elsewhere. He drew for Punch (in the 1930s) as well as other magazines – see below , and illustrated books.
Short bibliography
The pleasure’s yours. A guide to the right and proper employment of the leisure hours … The whole profusely illustrated by G. S. Sherwood by H. F. Ellis, published by Methuen, London, 1933
Much Ado Mostly About Nothing, published by Methuen & Co., London, 1934
Mr. Punch’s Limerick Book, published by Cobden-Sanderson, London, 1934
Thoughts on things, Humorous Essays, by Anthony Armstrong, published by Methuen, London, 1935
Song Salad, by Laurance Tanner, published by Arrowsmith, 1938
Second helping, by Laurance tanner, published by Arrowsmith, London, 1938
Verses from Alice, published by London Collins, 1944
Edward Lear’s Nonsense Alphabet, published by Collins, London, 1950
A Pedlar’s Pack, by D. Palmer-Jones, published by Erskine Macdonald Ltd, London, [Undated]
Pearson’s Magazine July 1913, Oct 1916
The Royal Magazine October and November 1915
The Magpie Summer 1924
Popular Pictorial April 2 1927
Gaiety July 1927, August 1927, September 1927
The Passing Show Summer 1929, Christmas 1929, Christmas 1930
The Merrythoughts’ Magazine June 1932
Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine December 1936, January 1937, February 1937, April 1937
The Strand Magazine August 1939
London Opinion (Various cartoons)
Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952] – page 76, art by G. S. SherwoodUncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952] – page 77, art by G. S. Sherwood
Moving onto the other artists, here are some examples of their work. The first is 2 drawings by A. H. Watson from page 93 and 95
The next is from pages 99 and 112 and drawn by Valerie Sweet who signs her work ‘valerie’
Then we have two artists whose work appeared in a lot of places: G. W. Backhouse (page 113) and Douglas Relf (page 120)
Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952] – page 113, art by G. W. BackhouseUncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book [1952] – page 120, art by Douglas Relf
BBC Children’s Annual 1958 – dustjacket by Trefor Jones
Your jumping off point for various annuals that I’ve covered already is on this page. As usual I’m doing this for myself and hope others might enjoy what I’ve done. If you spot any corrections or additions please do get in contact.
EndpapersTitle PageContents
CONTENTS
A Boy, a Clown, and a Horse by Rosamund Davies; [illustrated by ?]
What’s Wrong With These?; [illustrated by ?]
The Silver Jet by Margaret Potter; [illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam]
What’s Wrong With These?; [illustrated by ?]
Table Workshop by Louise Cochrane; [illustrated by the author?]
A Glassful of Oxygen by Vere Lorrimer; [photos]
Potts – Gangbuster by Desmond O’Donovan; [illustrated by Mike Noble]
Kitty Clive by Estelle Holt; [illustrated by Will Nickless]
Crackerjack Quiz by Eamonn Andrews; [illustrated by ?]
The Adventures of Pierre by John Hunter Blair & C.E. Webber; [illustrated by ?]
A Question of Identity by Aubrey Feist; [illustrated by ?]
Rex Milligan’s Christmas Turkey by Anthony Buckeridge; [illustrated by Mike Noble]
Crossing the Sahara by Michael Ross; [illustrated by Michael Ross]
The Gordon Honour and the Treasure Ship by Shaun Sutton; [illustrated by Jill Franksen?]
Magic Made Easy by David Berglas; [photos]
Dance With Don by Don Tasker; [illustrated by ?]
Country Close-up with Jon Trant; [illustrated by Maurice Wilson]
The Lost Tribe of Motilon by Ross Salmon; [illustrated by ?]
What’s Wrong With These? [illustrated by ?]
Training for Sport introduced by Bill Lotto; [photos]
Historical Dolls by Elizabeth Dicey Williams; [illustrated by author?]
The Rainbow Ray by Anthony C. Wilson; [illustrated by Peter Kay?]
The Bumblies by Michael Bentine; [illustrated by Michael Bentine]
Dr. H. Baines tells you How Photography Works; [photos by author?]
The credited artists are:
Illustrations by
Noble,
Geoffrey Whittam,
Peter Kay McBeath,
Jill Franksen,
Maurice Wilson,
Burgess Sharrocks,
‘Victoria’
What’s interesting is how a very few artists have signed their work in some form and others haven’t, and then some artists aren’t even credited!
ART GALLERY plus some queries
p.7p.8-9
My first query is the above story “A Boy, a Clown, and a Horse” by Rosamund Davies. Does anyone have any ideas? I looked at the credited artists and tried to match them up but really the only person I think looks anything like this is Burgess Sharrocks who is well-known for illustrating Enid Blyton’s “Secret Seven”.
BBC Children’s Annual 1958, p28 art by Michael Noble
I have no problem identifying Mike’s artwork. Although it took me a long time to find his first name but I shall ever be grateful to Jeff Haythorpe and Paul Holder for for making it possible for me to meet the late Mike Noble. He also illustrates a second story in this book . The first gallery below is from “Potts – Gangbuster” by Desmond O’Donovan
The second gallery from “Rex Milligan’s Christmas Turkey” by Anthony Buckeridge
Thanks to David Slinn who first scanned these for me before I owned a copy of the BBC Children’s Annual 1958. And as David scanned the following story “Kitty Clive” by Estelle Holt I thought you might as well see it, especially as the artwork is by the ever brilliant Will Nickless – one of those uncredited artists in this book!
Artwork by “Victoria”
In the middle of the first Mike Noble illustrated story above, this cat by ‘Victoria’ appears and then romps throughout the Annual! I’ve only scanned one image as I know it’s ‘Victoria’s artwork as I’m very familiar with her drawing style having mentioned here before.
“The Adventures of Pierre” by John Hunter Blair & C.E. Webber have some sweet drawings which remind me of the American ‘Golden Books’ but I have no idea who the artists is.
“The Gordon Honour and the Treasure Ship” by Shaun Sutton looks to me to be illustrated by Jill Franksen. Does anyone agree or disagree? She is credited on the Contents page but…
“The Lost Tribe of Motilon” by the ubiquitous Ross Salmon has an illustrator I don’t know. Anyone any ideas?
I’m pretty sure this artwork for “The Rainbow Ray” is by Peter Kay who I was surprised to learn was a Czech citizen before coming to Britain. he worked extensively for Hulton in the 50s on such strips as ‘Susan at St Bride’s’, ‘Wendy and Jinx’, and ‘Lindy Love’ in “Girl”.
The jumping point for all the Children’s Hour, BBC Annuals and Uncle Mac’s Annual is here
B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 – Cover by Joanna Curzon
Today I want to look closer at the B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 which was edited for the first time by Freda Lingstrom (taking over from ‘Elizabeth’ (May E. Jenkin) and dropped the ‘Hour’ for the previous annual title of BBC Children’s Hour Annual. It should also be noted that the dustjacket states no date but the title page does.
B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 – Endpapers by Lotte Reiniger. The front papers are red and the back ones blueB.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 -Contents page – art by Patricia Cullen
Shooting With A Camera by Armand Denis; [illustrated by ?]
The Cabin in the Clearing by Felix Felton and Susan Ashman; [illustrated by S. Van Abbé]
Make Yourself a Pair of Stilts; [illustrated by author?]
Magic is Fun by Robert Harbin; [illustrated by author?]
Children’s Newsreel by Don Smith; [photos]
The Skaters by Noel Streatfeild-; [illustrated by Joanna Curzon]
Lions in the Garden by Marjorie Juta; [illustrated by Aldwyn Carpenter]
Edmund Hillary stands on the Top of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary; [illustrated by ? ]
The Missing Patient by Anthony C. Wilson; [illustrated by Tom Kerr]
Seashore by John Merrett; [illustrated by ? ]
The Appleyards Burglar Alarm by Allan Cooper; [illustrated by Tom Kerr + photos]
All Your Own by Michael Westmore; [photos]
Making A Start with Oils by Mervyn Levy; [illustrated by the author?]
Operation Asteroid by Angus MacVicar; [illustrated by ?]
Jennings at School by Anthony Buckeridge; [illustrated by S. Van Abbé]
The King’s Bell by Rhoda Power; [illustrated by Betty Ladler]
Trojan and Tilly: The Story of a Television Ballet by Naomi Capon; [illustrated by ?]
The Golden Head by William Harris; [illustrated by ?]
Gliding Today by Peter Dimmock; [illustrated by Pafford]
Snowflakes and Diamonds by James McCloy; [illustrated by ?]
What is an O.B.? by Stephen Wade; [illustrated by ?]
What Do You Know? by A. J. Royds; illustrated by ?]
Watermanship Joanne Jackson and Gil Redgrove; [illustrated by ?]
What Did You Know? by A. J. Royds; [illustrated by ?]
The following artists are credited but who did what? I’ve identified a few above, and emboldened those I can’t be certain of:
Aldwyn Carpenter
Van Abbé
Eileen Diss
Pafford
Tom Kerr
John Woods (see below)
Patricia Cullen
Betty Ladler
Lotte Reiniger
Joanna Curzon
Kathleen Burrell
They don’t appear to be in any order to me either!
GALLERY OF ART with queries as to which artist drew what.
B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 – Cover by Joanna Curzon
It was Glenn Reuben who helped identify the artist Joanna Curzon who drew three covers for the BBC Children’s Annuals for 1955-1957. She also drew the Noel Streatfeild story in the 1955 annual (see below). Besides these annuals she is credited with Five Shilling Holiday and So Guy came Too, both written by Lorna-Hill and also Gipsy of Greywalls by Judith Carr.
Glenn also provided this information:
“Hugh Russell Hall was born in Dundee, Scotland February 28, 1905 and died September 20, 1984 in Halstead, Essex. He also worked as an illustrator, under the name Paul Rainer. In1924, he married Isobel Wallace Watson, and they had a daughter, Audrey, born in 1931. His second wife was Doreen Iris Hall (nee Cole), born February 12, 1923 and died December 25, 1997. She was an illustrator who used the name of Joanna Curzon”! Thanks Glenn
B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 – page 29 by Joanna Curzon
I’m reliably informed (thanks Jenny C.) that this story is a continuation of the life of the two girls in the book White Boots.
B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 -page 36 by Joanna CurzonB.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 – Page 47 by Tom Kerr
Take a look at the next two images below. It took a moment to realise I was looking at a mirrored image with “ALDWYN” as the signature! Nice drawings too by Aldwyn Carpenter
And this isn’t the only mirrored image in the book but interestingly this one has the word / name “SWART” in the story “The Golden Head”, yet, the blackboard is the right way round! Is this supposed to be a child’s graffiti on the desk?
B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 – Page 103 by ??
My good friend David Slinn supplied the following regarding John Woods – could the above be by him?
“John Woods, born in 1904, was still contributing to Bunty and Debbie during the late-1970s. This contents listing in the 1955 BBC Childrens Annual, is contemporary with his contributions to Swift Annual No.1 (1954) and No.2 (1955); in 1956, he started to draw ‘Andy and Sandy’ for Radio Fun – much earlier, also handled by Tom Kerr – later, continuing when the title merged with Buster, until the series ended in 1962. He worked from a studio just off Fleet Street, interestingly, shared with Edgar Spenceley.
As well as a prolific contributor to DC Thomson’s girls’ titles, primarily Bunty, Judy, Mandy, Debbie and the associated annuals, he also tackled a considerable number of ‘Zip Nolan’ weekly episodes in Lion. During 1959-60, for Robin’s centre-spread he provided colour illustrations, incorporating hidden objects, of events or activities; together with occasional, “things to do” features.” – Thanks David – perhaps he drew some of the puzzles then?
The next one, I’m showing knowing Enid Blyton fans may enjoy knowing Ladler’s work appears here. Her brief biography can be found on Wikipedia.
B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 – Page 91 by Betty Ladler
And lastly I’d love help identifying the following artist whose work appears in the story “Watermanship”
B.B.C. Children’s Annual 1955 – Page 121 by unknown but my friend David Slinn suggested “Robert (Bob) Bunkin, who came to real prominence with the adaptation of ‘Jane Eyre’ for Girl“
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for1939 – Cover by ?The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for1939 – Endpapers by Alfred E. KerrThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for1939 – Title page by ?
So here we are at 1939. If you’ve been following along in chronological order (1935, 1937, and 1938) this will follow the same route. I’ve typed up the Contents to make them searchable for others to find via search engines. Then I’ve decided to show various pieces from the book based solely on my curiosity
CONTENTS
Unexpected Visitors by Compton Mackenzie; illustrated by Edgar Spenceley
The Adventures of Lung Mei by Karl Thoeri; illustrated by René Bull
Decorated Glasswork by Neal Sutton
Teddy Bear’s Picnic by Denis Clark; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt
The Three Horrid Men by G. Dewi Roberts; illustrated by John Lewis
Little Silk-Wing by Charles G. D. Roberts; illustrated by Raymond Sheppard
[Photogravure supplement: What Happens When You Post a Letter]
The Isle of Pleasures by Fénélon; illustrated by Leslie Bowyer
Jenny Kiss’d Me by Leigh Hunt; illustrated by Joyce Pumstead
The Hour and the Man by Richard Bird; illustrated by Clixby Watson
The Little Gentleman by Anon
“Round the Table” Games by unknown; [illustrated by E. Moorey]
The Man Who was Turned into a Bluebottle by J. B. Morton; illustrated by James Short
Raffia Remembrances by Neal Sutton; [illustrated by the author?]
Trial in Toyland by Agnes Reed; illustrated by A. Brunton
[“You must keep it somewhere quite safe,” said the rocking horse, “for there isn’t another like it in the world”; illustrated by A. Brunton FACING PAGE 96]
[It was of no use now to cry or scream; he was obliged to do it all; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt FACING PAGE 97]
The House Next Door by Mary Charteris; illustrated by Cavania Sanders
The Journey by Fanny Fern; illustrated by Bernard Venables
“Mole Transport, Ltd” by F. W. G. Clinton; illustrated by [M.] Lack
Can You Read This? by unknown
Suppose by Walter De La Mare; illustrated by Alfred Kerr
[And across the green moat on the drawbridge, we foamed and we snorted; illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr FACING PAGE 128]
[She suddenly found herself on a platform dazzling with light, and a thousand feet below her, a whole fantastic Avignon; illustrated by James Short FACING PAGE 129]
Snapshot Success by Neal Sutton; [illustrated by unknown / the author?]
The Inquisitive Girl by Anon; illustrated by C. W. Hodges
[Smiles by unknown]
Demba and the Lions by Jane Redyard; illustrated by Lack
The Jolly Sailor by Phyllis Mégroz; illustrated by Ban
Maureen to the Rescue! by Meum Stewart; illustrated by Fearnley
King Louis and the Husbandman by Anon; illustrated by Jack Matthew
The Three Pheasants by Mary Richards; illustrated by Cavania Sanders
The Naughty Goblin by Rose Fyleman; illustrated by May Smith
Rufus Rebels by B. L. Kearley; illustrated by Illingworth
[Photogravure supplement: Tower Bridge and the Tower of London]
The Children’s Hour by H. W. Longfellow; [illustrated by unknown]
Snork’s Bad Men by Elizabeth Lesley; illustrated by Küpper Sacks
Timothy Thomas’s Christmas Tree by Mary Garde; illustrated by Kiddell Monroe
The Stolen Plans by John V. Trevor; illustrated by F. Hogg
Some Party Games by unknown; [illustrated by E. Moorey]
A Good Time for Florrie by Tony Mason; illustrated by Cyril Holloway
The Third Lamp-post by Stephen Southwold; illustrated by Peter Probyn
[Cut-out Borders]
The Battle of Hawthorn Hut by Edward Chapman; illustrated by Yates Wilson
Toys from Odds and Ends by Mabel White; [illustrated by the author?]
[Answers to the problems on Page 228; [illustrated by E. Moorey]
[Photogravure supplement: Pets With Personality]
Games With Dominoes by unknown; [illustrated by E. Moorey]
Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe; [Illustrated by ?]
The Oyster Patties by Anon.; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt
“The Trial of the “Tigers” by Arthur Groom; illustrated by Brett
[Interlude for humour; [Illustrated by ?]
Every Doll’s Wardrobe by Neal Sutton;[illustrated by the author?]
Paper Lace Mats by unknown ;[illustrated by ?]
The Manor Farm Fires by Robin Walton; illustrated by Martin Tyas
The Monkey on the Barrel Organ by Mrs. Molesworth; illustrated by Jack Matthew
Ribbon Weaving by Neal Sutton; [illustrated by the author?]
The Pope’s Mule by Alphonse Daudet; illustrated by James Short
More Games to Play by unknown; [illustrated by E. Moorey]
Smuggler’s Cove by Kevin Ryan; illustrated by Yates Wilson
[Photogravure supplement: Radio and television review]
Silhouettes by unknown; [illustrated by ?]
Flower Collecting by Neal Sutton; [illustrated by the author?]
[The game of Consequences by unknown; [illustrated by ?]
Oh Dear Dear! by Ronald Frankau; illustrated by Lola Onslow
The Neighbours by Hans Andersen; illustrated by Jack Matthew
VARIOUS ARTWORK AND MY THOUGHTS
This collection of illustrations are all drawn by “E. Moorey” who I now wonder, whether they were a staff artist at Odhams whose function might have been to do ‘fillers’ and any other art needed, but that’s purely speculation! Nevertheless I like the simplicity of line and the design of these headers and illos. The only real reference I can find in the 1939 Register is for an Eric M. Moorey, born 1902, living in 1939 at 6, Norbury Court Road, Croydon who is listed as having an “artist-designer” occupation. Could this be the same Eric Monckton Moorey born in 1902 in Hampshire? [UPDATE: He was Eric Monckton Moorey (1902-1973)]
Again I’ve drawn a blank looking for “A. Brunton”. His, or more likely her, art uses a dry brush approach in black and white and the only work I could find online was this very image which has obviously caught the imagination. I wondered whether she could be Audrey Brunton, born on 1 September 1897 who is listed in the 1939 Register as a “Commercial Artist”, living in Frieth, a village in the parish of Hambleden, in Buckinghamshire. But no further details on the person. Can anyone help?
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for1939 – facing page 96- Art by A. Brunton
In the previous article I noted “Lack” as the artist of a story and in this illustration I can add their initial “M. Lack” but beyond that I have nothing! The Contents just say ‘Lack’
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for1939 – page 123- Art by M. Lack
The next image comes from the story “The Pope’s Mule” which is illustrated in black and white by James Short. But I noticed the signature at the top left which looks like “James Short [Dempsey? / Hennessy?] Again I’ve searched a lot of places and books but no joy. Anyone want to have a guess? The vertiginous tower reminds me of M. C. Escher. Short’s black and white art offer no clues to his other name – as only one is signed and that says “Short”.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for1939 – facing page 129- Art by James Short [X?]
The next one is here as I’ve looked at the BBC books and annuals of Children’s Hour. The artist has signed this ‘R’ in the bottom right hand corner
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for1939 – page 182- Art by ‘R’
And the last piece from me is this one as a representation of [William] Yates Wilson’s work here. He drew a lot of John Bull covers as well as British information posters. The reason I’ve highlighted his work here is that he is the only person I’ve seen use letraset/ zip-a-tone in his drawings.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for1939 – page 299 Art by Yates Wilson
CONCLUSION
I own both the above and also the reprint of 1946 which I’ll cover in a separate post but the bulk of contents are the same
NEXT: Odhams – The Children’s Golden Treasure Book series: Part 5 – 1946 reprint!
So far I’ve written about Odhams’ “The Children’s Golden Treasure Book” for 1935, 1937 and now we are on 1938 or to give it its full title “The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938” .
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – Cover by ?
I wish I knew who drew the cover inlay, but I don’t and I suspect they also drew the endpapers
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – Endpapers by ?
I have typed up the contents page below and added any artists I can identify either through internal knowledge, but I’d love help with those I can’t even hazard a guess.
Nose, the Dwarf by William Hauff; Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr
Three Plum Buns by Christina Rossetti
London Snow by Robert Bridges; [Illustrated by ‘Roth’]
Games with Pencil and Paper by unknown; [Illustrated by E. Moorey]
Proverbs in Brief by unknown
The Robin and the Wren by unknown; [Illustrated by ?]
The Clue by Music by John V. Trevor; Illustrated by V. Cooley
[Photogravure section: Round the Queen Mary]
Three Blind Mice by Edgar Thornton; Illustrated by Edgar Thornton
Peter’s First Flight by John Creasy; Illustrated by Glossop
Missing Word Puzzle by unknown; [Illustrated by E. Moorey]
Monty’s White Spats by Phyllis Peattie; Illustrated by E. Robinson
Lazy Lawrence by Maria Edgeworth; Illustrated by Douglas Relf
A Holiday Note Book by Neal Sutton; [Illustrated by the author?]
The Ballad of Father Gilligan by W. B. Yeats; [Illustrated by ‘K-M’ / Joan Kiddell-Monroe?]
The Hill-Man and the House-Wife by Juliana Horatia Ewing; Illustrated by Joyce Mercer
Touring England (Puzzle) by unknown
Some Party Games by unknown; [Illustrated by E. Moorey]
The Hind in the Wood by Mme. D’Aulnoy; Illustrated by Jack Matthew
[Photogravure section: London to Paris without leaving your train]
Nurse’s Song by William Blake; [Illustrated by ?]
Garden Gadgets by Neal Sutton; Illustrated by E. Moorey
Jokes and Riddles by unknown
The Fisherman and the Mermaid by Lillian Bradstock; Illustrated by Vernon Soper
The First Reserve by Gerald Blake; Illustrated by Burgess
How Much Do You Know? by unknown
The Glove and the Lions by Leigh Hunt; [Illustrated by ?]
Jill, Jack and Kenneth by Molly Campbell; Illustrated by George Soper
Simple Modelling by Neal Sutton; [Illustrated by ?]
The Fairies’ Passage by James Clarence Mangan; Illustrated by Joyce Mercer
“Oh dear, what a rushing, what pushing, what crushing!” FACING PAGE 160; Illustrated by Joyce Mercer
He presented the phial to the Fair with Golden Hair FACING PAGE 161; Illustrated by Garth Jones
The Fair with Golden Hair by Mme. D’Aulnoy; Illustrated by Garth Jones
The Boy at Mugby Junction by Charles Dickens; Illustrated by F. Cockerton
Can You Solve These? (Puzzles) by unknown
Some Hints on Home Theatricals by Neal Sutton ; [Illustrated by ?]
Virgilius the sorcerer by Anon; Illustrated by A. E. Watson
Virgilius pretended to be much astonished at the apparition FACING PAGE 192; Illustrated by A. E. Watson
He found her, seated upon a low sofa, bathed in tears FACING PAGE 193; Illustrated by Lola Onslow
Interval for Laughter by unknown
The Pea-Green Nose by E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen; Illustrated by Lola Onslow
Pocahontas by W. M. Thackeray; [Illustrated by ?]
Can You Read This? (Puzzle) by unknown
Games on the Beach by unknown; Illustrated by E. Moorey
The Lady in the Tower by Mary Garde; Illustrated by ‘B. Y.’
Pistol Point Jack by Robin Walton; Illustrated by Gelli
[Photogravure section: Wonders of the Air]
Have You a Match? by unknown
The Magic Clock by Karl Thceri; Illustrated by Cavania Sanders
Easy Crossword Puzzle by unknown
Knots by Robin Walton; Illustrated by V. Cooley
The Grandle Witch by S. Malcolm Kirk; Illustrated by Eileen Soper
Crossword Puzzles by unknown
Making Inexpensive Gifts by Neal Sutton; [Illustrated by the author?]
Tricky Business (Puzzle) by unknown; [Illustrated by E. Moorey?]
Alice Brand by Sir Walter Scott; [Illustrated by Matthew?]
Collecting Sea-shells by Neal Sutton; [Illustrated by the author?]
Dingy and Pips by Anton Lind; Illustrated by Kenneth Brookes
“Thinking Things” by Eileen Holker; [Illustrated by Giro Wood]
Book-binding by Neal Sutton; [Illustrated by E. Moorey / and author?]
The Babie by Hugh Miller; [Illustrated by Joyce Plumstead?]
Molly Make-believe by Catherine Christian; Illustrated by C. Jackson
Can You Read This? (Puzzle) by unknown
Benny One-too-many by Christine Chaundler; Illustrated by Winifred M. Ackroyd
Old Ragged Jacket by Edgar Thornton; Illustrated by Edgar Thornton
[Photogravure section: Behind the Screen]
The Broken Pitcher by Bon Gaultier; Illustrated by John Harris
The Compton Romance by F. Drake-Carnell; Illustrated by John Harris
The Fairies of the Caldon-Low by Mary Howitt; [Illustrated by F. E. Kent?]
The Sea Queen’s Necklace by Mary Richards; Illustrated by George Soper
Crossword Puzzle by unknown
The Magic Flute by Lucretia S. McGain; Illustrated by H. M. Lack
A Strange Creature (Puzzle) by unknown; [Illustrated by ?]
The Darkest Dungeon by Mary Richards; Illustrated by Burgess
The Blackbird by Humbert Wolfe
Puzzled by Eileen Holker; [Illustrated by Giro Wood]
The Heroes by Richard Bird; Illustrated by Kenneth Brookes
Puzzles by unknown
Card Games by unknown; [Illustrated by E. Moorey?]
” Mademoiselle, Signorina and Fraulein ” by Neal Sutton; Illustrated by E. B. Thurstan
Now here’s a gallery with comments
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 -p. 13 Art by Alfred E. Kerr
Is he any relation to the comic artist Tom Kerr, about whom not much is known beyond his comic output?
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.36 Art by ‘Roth’The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.37 Art by ‘Roth’
I liked this atmospheric snow scene in London with accompanying poem.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.36 Art by ‘KM’
Could this be by Joan Kiddell-Monroe? Have a look at her other works here and decide for yourself
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.209 Art by Lola Onslow – note the initials The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.267 Art by ‘Matthew’ and comparing this art to the credited story “The Hind in the Wood” it does matchThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.285 Art by Giro Wood
You might ask how I could read that tiny square even enlarging the image. The answer is I couldn’t. But later in the book…
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.332 Art by Giro WoodThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.311 Art by John Harris – thankfully credited as his signature is a hard one to interpretThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1938 – p.317 Art by F. E. Kent? Can anyway confirm or deny this?
Now to round off this book, I have a gallery of an artist that caused me some puzzlement and I’d love to know more about them. Their name is E. Moorey, an unusual name but I can’t find anything! I love his linework and simple clair ligne style. [UPDATE: He was Eric Monckton Moorey (1902-1973)]
Odhams – The Children’s Golden Treasure Book series: Part 2 – 1937
Last time I looked at “The Children’s Golden Treasure Book” published in 1935, and there’s no evidence I can find that a comparable volume was published in 1936 – but as of course a commenter mentioned the volume we are looking at was published in 1936 for Christmas 1936 market and labelled the next year as is traditional in the UK. Here the title becomes a dated publication: “The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937″ and has a credit that it was edited by John R. Crossland and J. M. Parrish for Odhams, so just to be clear published in 1936.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – Cover by ?
I’ve again typed the Contents page so it’s searchable for anyone researching an author and I’ve added artists where I’m certain of them.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – Endpapers by Joyce Mercer
The endpapers are again by Joyce Mercer (1896 – 1965) who was a prolific children’s illustrator with an interest in costume and design which can be seen here. I found the lines across the pages distracting but each to their own.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – Title pages by Joyce Mercer
So here we have a picture design with various characters and the date 1937 and we turn over and get the Contents header
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – Contents – art by Vera Bowyer
It took a bit of research and peering to see the name for this artist – Vera Bowyer drew a delightful dreamy bard for this page. The Contents listing is typed below for further research by others who might – like me – want to know who appears in this book. .
CHRISTMAS BOXES – S. M. Coolidge; [illustrated by E. H. Davie /’EHD’]
THE TOYS – Coventry Patmore
THE DUSTMAN – Hans Andersen; [illustrated by Anne Anderson]
A WONDERFUL SQUARE
WHEN YOU GIVE A PARTY – M. V. Jack; [illustrated by ?]
SILVER MANE – Ned Booth; [illustrated by D. G. Eyles]
FINGER DOLLS – Henry Bramford; [illustrated by the author?]
A WANDERER’S SONG – John Masefield
THE HOUSE WITH THE TWISTY STAIRS – Marjorie Taylor; [illustrated by ?]
PECULIAR NUMBERS –
MADE WITH RAFIA – Irene Urquhart; [illustrated by the author?]
RIDDLES TO GUESS
LIGHT THE LAMPS UP, LAMPLIGHTER – Eleanor Farjeon
THE MONARCH OF TAMARACK BEND – George Frederick Clarke; [illustrated by ?]
A FEW LAUGHS FOR YOU
HOW JOHN TRUSTY SAILED THE SEAS – S. G. Hulme Beaman; [illustrated by S. G. Hulme Beaman]
THE THREE D’S AND THE VICARAGE FETE – Primrose Cumming; [illustrated by ?]
LORD MACAULAY’S FAMOUS RIDDLE
JOHN TRUSTY’S ADVENTURES – S. G. Hulme Beaman; [illustrated by S. G. Hulme Beaman]
LUNATIC LIMERICKS – P. E. Herrick
HOW DON QUIXOTE WAS DUBBED A KNIGHT – Miguel de Cervantes; [illustrated by Joyce Mercer]
[“Don Quixote becomes a knight” facing page 96 illustrated by Joyce Mercer]
[“Dummling and his Golden Goose” facing page 97 illustrated by Anne Anderson]
FABLES FROM AESOP; [illustrated by Harry Rountree]
THE OLD WOMAN AND HER HEN
THE COUNTRYMAN AND THE SNAKE
THE MAN AND HIS WOODEN GOD
THE OLD MAN’S DREAM
THE LANDLORD AND THE APPLE TREE
THE FIGHTING COCKS AND THE EAGLE
THE GOLDEN GOOSE (A PLAY) – K. Laverty; [illustrated by Anne Anderson]
A STEAM MILL – Norman Anton; [illustrated by the author?]
WEE WILLIE WINKIE – W. Miller
Hans the Hedgehog – The Brothers Grimm; [illustrated by Anne Anderson?]
The Little Admiral – T. C. Bridges; [illustrated by D.G. Eyles]
The Tortoise that Talked – An Indian Fairy; [illustrated by ‘A.’?]
Shadow Pictures – Norman Anton; [illustrated by the author?]
Animal Silhouettes – Norman Anton; [illustrated by author?]
The New Duckling – Alfred Noyes
The Beggar Maid – C. Bernard Rutley; [illustrated by D. G. Eyles]
These Will Make You Laugh
Crossword Rocking Horse; [illustrated by ?]
Peeps at Past Coronations – M. V.Jack; [illustrated by ?]
Kwami the Lion-killer – Sercombe Griffin; [illustrated by T. Heath Robinson]
Question and Answer
Matchbox Magic – Henry Bramford; [illustrated by the author?]
What Scared Number Ten? – Camilla Carlisle; [illustrated by ?]
[Photogravure section: The Wonder of the Coronation]
Conundrums to Guess
Night Work – J. S. Fletcher; [illustrated by D. G. Eyles]
Jokes to Tell
Oliver Asks for More – Charles Dickens; [illustrated by Anne Anderson]
The Table and the Chair – Edward Lear
Puzzles for a Rainy Day
Solution to Crossword Rocking Horse on page 156
The Girl Detective – Harold Keeble; [illustrated by ?]
Young Night Thought – Robert Louis Stevenson
How Sir Percival Sought Sir Lancelot – Stuart Campbell; [illustrated by ?]
Shell Cottage – Irene Urquhart; [illustrated by the author?]
Solutions to Puzzles on page 202
The Runaway Stratoplane – C. Sprigg; [illustrated by ?]
Jo Goes to a Party – Louisa M. Alcott; [illustrated by E. H. Davie]
Have You Heard This One ?
The Castle Crossword; [illustrated by ?]
On the Trail of the Wolf – C. Bernard Rutley; [illustrated by ?]
[Photogravure section: A visit to the BBC]
Berries – Walter de la Mare; [illustrated by ?]
The Constant Prince – Charlotte M. Yonge; [illustrated by D. G. Eyles]
Puzzles to Solve
A Model Theatre – Norman Anton;; [illustrated by the author?]
Solutions to Puzzles on page 249
Solution to the Castle Crossword on page 234
The Strong Man of Soronia – Stephen Southwold; [illustrated by ?]
More Merry Tales
Lupracaun – William Allingham; [illustrated by Anne Anderson?]
How Everyday Things Work by John R. Hind; [illustrated by the author?]
The Motor Engine
A Railway Station
Ports and Docks
The Electric Light
Bringing Water to the Home
The Gas Supply
The Miracle of Wireless
The Romance of the Aeroplane
ODE TO THE WEST WIND – P. B. SHELLEY; [illustrated by Anne Anderson?]
PETRONELLA AND A PAIR OF SHOES – ESTRITH MANSFIELD; [illustrated by ?]
TRY THESE ON YOUR FRIENDS
THE JOY OF KEEPING PETS: – C. BERNARD RUTLEY; [illustrated by ?]
YOUR DOG AND HOW TO TREAT HIM
KEEPING A CAT
RABBIT KEEPING AS A HOBBY
BIRDS IN YOUR GARDEN; [illustrated by Ernest Aris]
AN AQUARIUM AT HOME – T. H. GILLESPIE; [illustrated by Ernest Aris]
THE ARAB’S LEGACY
THE FLOOD – MRS. CRAIK; [illustrated by ?]
THE RIDDLE CORNER
COUSIN CHARLES (A PLAY) – VIOLET M. METHLEY; [illustrated by ?]
THE CHRISTMAS TREE CROSSWORD
HINTS ON PHOTOGRAPHY – C. BERNARD RUTLEY; [illustrated by Norman Anton]
RUGBY FOOTBALL – C. BERNARD RUTLEY; [illustrated by ?]
JOYS OF STAMP COLLECTING – JOHN R. CROSSLAND; [illustrated by ?]
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE?
FUN WITH CHARADES – MARY K. CRICHTON; [illustrated by ?]
HOW TO PLAY HOCKEY – KENNETH HAYENS; [illustrated by ?]
PAPER MODELLING – HENRY BRAMFORD; [illustrated by the author?]
LAVENDER LADY – SARAH G. SERVICE; [illustrated by the author?]
A BURIED RAINBOW
THE MAKING OF A LAWN-TENNIS PLAYER – A. E. BEAMISH; [illustrated by ?]
SOME GARDENING HINTS – CECILY M. RUTLEY
SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLES ON PAGES 330 AND 358
LEARN TO SWIM – SID. G. HEDGES; [illustrated by ?]
DO YOU KNOW?; [illustrated by ?]
A FEW IMAGES AND QUERIES
I looked at the first image in the book (“Christmas Boxes” from “What Katy did at school”) and wondered who drew this excellent piece and later in the book I found the answer – E. H. Davie. If you look carefully you might see my oversight! The signature is there! Anyway I love the very complete and detailed images so here are all those drawn in this book. If you’re an Enid Blyton fan you’ll recognise the style and signature from many titles. There’s even been a guess that this might be Emile Henry Davie who was born in 1895 and married in 1936 to Violet Eva Harford in Sussex, but that’s not conclusive but a very reasonable deduction from the 1939 Register.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – p.9 art by E. H. DavieThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – p.13 art by E. H. DavieThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – p.16 art by E. H. Davie – signed EHD
The second story illustrated by E. H. Davie is “Jo Goes to a Party” by Louisa M. Alcott, another classic
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – p.225 art by E. H. DavieThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – p.227 art by E. H. DavieThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – p.231 art by E. H. Davie
Here are two by E. Moorey who I’ll look into more detail in a later blog article [UPDATE: He was Eric Monckton Moorey (1902-1973)]
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – p.29 art by E. MooreyThe Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – p.31 art by E. Moorey
This deer struck me when I saw it, but I have no idea who it’s by so I’ve scanned both pictures in the hop someone might have a guess
Then we get the forerunner to Minecraft and those block figures by Sydney George Hulme Beaman (1887-1932) and illustration for the story “John Trusty’s Adventures”
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 p.89 Art by Sydney George Hulme Beaman
Then just because it’s all over the Internet and in a bad reproduction here’s a nice scan for you of the ever popular Anne Anderson (1878-1930). You can see lots of her work and biography at Chris Beetles.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – facing p.97 art by Anne Anderson
Then I laughed out loud at the next image. Harry Rountree not only signed the drawing but also his drawing of a lion on the wall!
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937 – facing p.105 art by Harry Rountree
NEXT: Odhams – The Children’s Golden Treasure Book series: Part 3 – 1938
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book [1935] – Cover by Ann Anderson
A recent post I did on Raymond Sheppard’s art led me to researching a bit about “The Children’s Golden Treasure Book”. As stated in that article, the first book used by Odhams with that title was in 1935 and the sub-title was “Brimful of Joyous Entertainment”. I have to confess to having got all the illustrations below from various places on the Internet
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book [1935] – Endpapers by Joyce Mercer
The endpapers are drawn by Joyce Mercer in that angular style she is known for.
The Children’s Golden Treasure Book [1935] – Title pages – art by Joyce Mercer
CONTENTS
CANDIDA’S FIRST SCHOOL – Katharine L. Oldmeadow
Under the Greenwood Tree – Traditional
CIRCE’S PALACE – Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Man of Words -Anon
Past and Present – Thomas Hood
LEO, THE SLAVE – Charlotte M. Yonge
Ballad of Earl Haldan’s Daughter – Charles Kingsley
ADVENTURES OF ROBERT THE BRUCE – Sir Walter Scott
A Wandering Cat – Katharine Tynan
CHISWICK MALL – W. M. Thackeray
The Plaint of the Camel – C. E. Carryl
The Witch’s Cave – John R. Crossland
THE WILLOW PATTERN PLATE – [Anon]
The Snuff-boxes – Anon
Polly Perkins – Thomas Hood
MAGGIE AND THE GIPSIES – George Eliot
A Warning – John Gay
Mr. Nobody – Anon
THE DOG CRUSOE – R. M. Ballantyne
Lighting-up Time – Katharine Tynan
The Goulden Vanitee – Traditional
DID THE TIGER KNOW? – H. M. Costello
The White Knight’s Song – Lewis Carroll
THE FEAST OF THE MOON GODDESS – John R. Crossland
Life’s Battle – Lord Houghton
Summer – Christina Rossetti
A SURPRISE FOR KATY – Susan Coolidge
The Mermaid – Traditional
FABLES FROM AESOP – Aesop, the Slave :
THE FOX AND THE STORK
THE MICE IN COUNCIL
THE EAGLE AND THE FOX
THE ASS AND THE FROGS
THE CAT AND THE FOX
The Wise Men of Gotham – Thomas Love Peacock
JOYCE of X. Y. a. – C. Bernard Rutley
The Pedlar’s Caravan – William Brighty Rands
MACBETH – Charles and Mary Lamb
Grace for a Child – Robert Herrick
The Fairies – William Allingham
THE WOOD MAIDEN – Parker Fillmore
The Carol-Singers – Margaret G. Rhodes
THE SKATING MATCH – Mary M. Dodge
The Evening Sun – Emily Bronte
Choosing their Names – Tom Hood
THE GIANT WITHOUT A HEART – Sir George Dasent
Travel – R. L. Stevenson
Winds – Charlotte Druitt Cole
A QUESTION OF EQUALITY – Captain Marryat
GEORGIE – Jacob Abbott
Spring, the Sweet Spring – Thomas Nash
WIMBRY KEEP – Catherine B. Maclean
The World – William Brighty Rands
HOW MAID MARIAN CAME TO THE GREENWOOD – Lavinia Derwent
Jog on! – William Shakespeare
The Enchanted Shirt – John Hay
A COMEDY OF TERRORS – Robert Moss
The Years at the Spring – Robert Browning
The Children in the Moon – Robert Buchanan
THE GLASS BRAIN – William Gilbert (adapted)
Sleep – Charlotte Druitt Cole
THE PINK VEST – Louey Chisholm
THE GREY CHAMPION – Nathaniel Hawthorne
THE GIRLHOOD OF BEATRICE AND HERO – Mary Cowden Clarke
Rain in Summer – H. W. Longfellow
THE SHADOWLESS MAN – Adelbert Von Chamisso
O’er the Valley – George Darley
FINETTE – Countess D’Aulnoy
The Nest Builders – R. I. G. Goodchild
HOW KING ARTHUR CLAIMED MY INHERITANCE – Stuart Campbell
A Sailor’s Song of the Sea – Barry Cornwall
THE STORY OF SIR TRISTRAM – Stuart Campbell
Softly Blow, Thou Western Breeze – John Leyden
YELLOW – Ned Booth
The Pigs – Jane Taylor
Choosing a Name – Mary Lamb
MRS. MOSS – Mrs. J. H. Ewing
The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington – Traditional
THE POET’S ADVENTURES – Victor Hugo
BEING NEIGHBOURLY – Louisa M. Alcott
The Witch’s Cave – art by Harold C Earnshaw (1886-1937)The White Knight’s Song – art by Harry Rountree (1878-1950) (?)Circe’s Palace – art by Joyce Mercer (1896-1965)The Story of Tristram – art by D. C. Eyles (1902-1974)The Story of Tristram – art by D. C. EylesThe fairies – art by Molly Brett (?)
There are 16 colour illustrations so you can check your copy is the same and I don’t think this will appear with a dustjacket – but please prove me wrong! I can’t find anything to fill the 1937 space either with this title or any variant. so….
NEXT: Odhams – The Children’s Golden Treasure Book series: Part 2 – 1937
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