Edmund Dulac

1 post published by Byron's Muse on June 4, 2015

From Folktales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day, illustrated by Warwick Goble, online at: Project Gutenberg. Notes. The trick in this story may remind you of the trick played by the jackal in the story of The Brahmin and the Tiger. Summary: Life gets very complicated when a ghost impersonates a brahmin, kicking the brahmin out of his own home. Read the story below: THE GHOST BRAHMAN (Warwick Goble) The Brahman gets married Once on a time there lived a poor Brahman who, not being a Kulin, found it…

Aside from the usual herbs and plants you might find growing in an herbalist’s garden, you could also stumble (literally) across some unusual and potentially nasty surprises. Whether the adventurers are dealing with an herbalist or simply racing through a community after a vile creature, the herbalist’s garden can provide you with some unexpected fun […]

Edmund Dulac Biography: Dulac was born in Toulouse, France, on 22nd October, 1882. He was a French born, British naturalised magazine illustrator, book...

‘Eldorado’ from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells and Other Poems” (1912) illustrated by Edmund Dulac

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Edmund Dulac (1882-1953) was yet another artist who abandoned a professional career track (law, in his case) for art. He also left his native country (France) for another (England) where he became a noted book illustrator. His Wikipedia entry is here, but a much more useful source for art fans is this post by Jim Vadeboncoeur that offers insights regarding how changes in printing technology worked to Dulac's advantage. It seems that Dulac's book illustration heyday was between 1905 and the…

Illustration for the fairy tale "Cinderella" is one of artworks by Edmund Dulac. Artwork analysis, large resolution images, user comments, interesting facts and much more.

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