The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India - Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson

The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India - Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
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Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 9781528782852
ISBN-13 : 1528782852
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Book Synopsis The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India - Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson by : W. H. D. Rouse

Download or read book The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India - Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson written by W. H. D. Rouse and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This whimsical collection of tales is based on the Buddhist collection of Jātaka tales. However, the author confesses to ‘ruthlessly’ altering them for the amusement of children and occasionally borrowing a ‘phrase or a versicle’. He opens the book with a warning; “To this work I refer all scholars, folklorists and scientific persons generally: warning them that if they plunge deeper into these page, they will be horribly shocked.” These wonderful tales are accompanied by many beautiful and intricate black and white illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. An English cartoonist and illustrator, best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines – for achieving deceptively simple objectives. Such was (and is) his fame, that the term ‘Heath Robinson’ entered the English language during the First World War, as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance. Originally published in 1897, we are now republishing it here as part of our ‘Pook Press’ imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children’s literature.


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