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Walter Crane
(1845 - 1915)
Walter Crane was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most prolific and influential children’s book creator of his generation.
Along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, his is considered 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 latter 19th century.
His work featured some of the more colourful and detailed beginnings of the child-in-the-garden motifs that would characterize many nursery rhymes and children’s stories for decades to come.
He was part of the Arts and Crafts movement and produced an array of paintings, illustrations, children’s books, ceramic tiles and other decorative arts.
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The Baby's Bouquet (1878)
Bibliography
Princess Belle Etoile (1875)
Three young princes and a princess are set adrift to drown, but are rescued and grow up to claim their rightful heritage. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Princess Belle Etoile (1909)
This is a later reissue with a new cover. Three young princes and a princess are set adrift to drown, but are rescued and grow up to claim their rightful heritage. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Procession of the Months (1906)
Illustrations of the months with calendars. Read for Free online at Harvard University.
Author(s):
Beatrice Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Puss in Boots (1874)
The miller’s son sends his cat into the world to make him a fortune. The cover (above) is from a later reprinting. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Puss in Boots and The Forty Thieves (1914)
This is a small format reprint of the two Toy Books.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Queen Summer: or The Tourney of the Lily and the Rose (1890)
A tour de force illustrated poem. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Quiver of Love (1876)
A collection of poems with four pictures each by Crane and Greenaway. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Kate Greenaway
The Railroad Alphabet (1865)
A picture alphabet based on the railroad. Read for free online at State Library of South Australia.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Rectory Children (1889)
A story about children in a seaside town. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Red Riding Hood’s Picture Book (1898)
An omnibus containing The Forty Thieves, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Renascence: A Book of Verse (1891)
A book of collected verse. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Robin Hood and the Men of the Greenwood (1912)
Legends of Robin Hood retold by Henry Gilbert with sixteen color plates.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Henry Gilbert
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
A Romance of the Three R’s (1886)
An omnibus including Slateandpencilvania, Little Queen Anne, and Pothooks and Perseverence. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Walter Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Rosebud and Other Tales (1909)
Six original tales.
Author(s):
Arthur Kelly
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Rosy (1882)
A story of small Victorian children. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Routledge’s Book of Alphabets (1871)
An omnibus including The Good Boys’ and Girls’ Alphabet, The Sea-Side Alphabet, The Farmyard Alphabet, and The Railroad Alphabet. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Et al
Routledge’s Christmas Number (1881)
A miscellany with illustrations.
Author(s):
Louisa May Alcott
Various
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Walter Crane
Kate Greenaway
Et al
Routledge’s Coloured ABC Book (1868)
Includes Walter Crane’s Farm-Yard Alphabet.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Joseph Martin Kronheim
Routledge’s Coloured Picture Book (1871)
This omnibus includes Chattering Jack and The Multiplication Table in Verse by Walter Crane. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Charles H. Bennett
Illustrator(s):
Charles H. Bennett
Walter Crane
Rumbo Rhymes: or The Great Combine (1911)
A poem wherein the animate creation objects to man’s domination. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Alfred C. Calmour
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane