O is for Orange – good, eaten in reason, P for Plum Pudding, the crown of the season. From “Father Christmas’ ABC” illustrated by Alfred J. Johnson, published by F. Warne & Co., 1894 I love the bright, cheerful warmth of this illustration – I can almost smell the tangy scent of those oranges. Is…
Category: Victorian picture books
Second Day of Advent
Come to the window, little folks, And read these tiny Story-books! From ‘Snow-Flakes and the Stories they Told the Children’, by Matilda Betham-Edwards, illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz), published ca. 1862 This is my personal favourite, it’s by Phiz, Dickens’ illustrator. I love his pictures full of charming, quirky detail. The elves in…
First Day of Advent
Tower Treasures Advent Calendar
The Babes in the Wood
What a sorry little tale this is …