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F. D. Bedford

Author, Illustrator

(1864 - 1954)

Francis Donkin Bedford, also known as F. D. Bedford, was a British artist and illustrator.

His most famous works include illustrations for:

  • A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1897)
  • The Books of Shops (1899)
  • Four and Twenty Toilers (1900)
  • The Visit to London (1902)
  • Peter and Wendy (1911)
  • The Magic Fishbone (1921)
  • A Christmas Carol (1923)
  • The Cricket on the Hearth (1927)

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Bibliography

The Original Poems and Others (1903)

“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and many other poems. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Peter and Wendy (1911)

This is J. M. Barrie’s most famous work. It tells the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian ... View More

Author(s): J. M. Barrie
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Peter and Wendy and Margaret Ogilvy (1912)

An omnibus including Barrie’s biography of his mother and his most famous work. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): J. M. Barrie
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

The Princess and the Goblin (1926)

The Princess Irene has been sent to her King-Papa’s hunting lodge to live. One evening when her nurse keeps her out too late, they are rescued by Curdie, a miner’s son.

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Runaways and Castaways (1908)

A selection of stories of adventure from well known authors. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

The Second Post (1910)

A further collection of letters. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Short Stories (1920)

A selection of four of Macdonald’s most famous fairy stories, including ‘The Light Princess’ and ‘The Golden Key.’

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Somebody’s Luggage (1898)

This was the Christmas number of “All the Year Round” for 1862. Dickens wrote several of the pieces.

Stories from the Life of Christ (1905)

Twenty-nine stories from the New Testament. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Sunday Reading for the Young (1900)

This was a periodical with religious themed content. It seems to have been a monthly or fortnightly and annual volumes were published.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Et al

Sunday Reading for the Young (1901)

This was a periodical with religious themed content. It seems to have been a monthly or fortnightly and annual volumes were published.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Et al

Sunday Reading for the Young (1905)

This was a periodical with religious-themed content. It was published weeky and monthly numbers and annual volumes were published.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Gordon Browne
Et al

Sunday Reading for the Young (1906)

This was a periodical with religious themed content. It seems to have been a monthly or fortnightly and annual volumes were published.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Et al

Sunday Reading for the Young (1907)

This was a periodical with religious themed content. It seems to have been a monthly or fortnightly and annual volumes were published.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Et al

Sunday Reading for the Young (1908)

This was a periodical with religious themed content. It seems to have been a monthly or fortnightly and annual volumes were published.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Et al

Through Merrie England (1927)

Daily life in the days of William Shakespeare.

Author(s): F. L. Stevens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Under the Tree (1930)

A collection of poems for children. This is the second, enlaraged, illustrated, edition.

Author(s): Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

The Vicar of Wakefield (1900)

The vicar endures the sufferings of Job, but all comes right in the end.

Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

The Visit to London (1902)

Poems and pictures of a visit to London.

Author(s): E. V. Lucas
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

Westminster Abbey (1900)

A guide to the famous church. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): G. E. Troutbeck
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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