John D. Batten
(1860 - 1932)
John Dickson Batten was an English painter of figures, as well as a book illustrator and printmaker. In the 1890s, he illustrated a series of fairy tale collections edited by Joseph Jacobs.
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Bibliography
Celtic Fairy Tales (1892)
A choice selection from the great wealth of Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Cornish folk and fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
English Fairy Tales (1890)
This was one of the first collections of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Europa's Fairy Book (1916)
A selection of stories that appear in various forms in many different European countries. Read online at archive.org.
Indian Fairy Tales (1892)
A selection of Indian folk and fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895)
A second selection from the vast riches of the Celtic folk and fairy tale. Read online at archive.org.
More English Fairy Tales (1894)
Confounding the critics, the author produces another collection of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.