"A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden" by Walter Crane is an illustrated poetry compilation that celebrates the enchantments found within a classic English garden. The collected works take you through an old garden where flowers take on human-like identities, acting out scenes of romance and play. Each flower has its own personality, showing relationships between nature and people complete with backdrops of lush garden imagery. This book, created with rich visuals and imaginative storytelling, shows the beautiful mix of nature and imagination characteristic of its time.
A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden
By Walter Crane
Enter a stunning garden where flowers have come to life, engaging in human-like activities amidst whimsical poetry and charming illustrations.
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2008-02-02
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About the AuthorWalter Crane was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would exhibit in its developmental stages in the later 19th century.
Walter Crane was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would exhibit in its developmental stages in the later 19th century.
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