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    Snickerty Nick - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
    Snickerty Nick - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
    Snickerty Nick - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
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    Snickerty Nick - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

    By Julia Ellsworth Ford and Arthur Rackham

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    This delightful play written by Julia Ellsworth Ford and is loosely based around Oscar Wilde's "The Selfish Giant". The dwarf character of Snickerty Nick however is entirely original and the play centres around him. The little boy is only a loving and beloved child and Winter and Spring are personified by fairies and gnomes. A wonderful play full of magic and delight. This plays pages are illustrated with the wonderful illustrations of Arthur Rackham who's magic touch, making real all the fairies and gnomes, endears all child life to grown ups and well as to children.

    Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children’s stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.
    Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the premier illustrators of the early 20th Century. He illustrated many books, the first of which was published in 1893. Throughout his career he had developed a very individual style that is was to influence a whole generation of children, artists and other illustrators. His haunting humour and dreamlike romance adds to the enchantment and fantasy of children's literature.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateApr 16, 2013
    ISBN9781473385610
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      Snickerty Nick - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham - Julia Ellsworth Ford

      SCENE I

      SNICKERTY NICK

      SCENE I.—A flower garden covered with frost and snow. Here and there bushes covered with snow—large enough to hide children. On the right a tower with window and door. In the middle back a wall with a barred gate, through which flowers are seen blooming outside. On the step of the tower is seen the Dwarf. He has a kind quaint face. He is painting an enormous sign.

      TRESPASSERS

      WILL BE

      ET

      DWARF

      A Giant owns this garden

      Where the children want to play,

      But the Giant hates the children

      And chases them away;

      And there can’t be any summer here,

      The sun will never stay,

      For where no children ever come,

      It’s winter every day.

      Now I’m the Giant’s servant

      And I never have my way:

      For I have to tell the children

      That they mustn’t come and play.

      For I wouldn’t want them eaten up

      And so I have to say,

      It’s not my grass, you can’t come in,

      You’ve got to go away.

      [Placing the paint brush in the paint

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