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Randolph Caldecott
(1846 - 1886)
Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy.
Caldecott greatly influenced the illustration of children’s books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years.
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The Limping Pilgrim on His Wanderings (1883)
A collection of travel pieces, including one on the Island of Rum.
Author(s):
Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Lob Lie-by-the-Fire (1885)
John Broom is found under a bush as a baby and adopted by two maiden ladies. After running away to sea he at last returns home. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
London Lyrics (1881)
Poems by a friend of Thackeray, frequently with a satiric twist. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frederick Locker
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Kate Greenaway
London Lyrics (1883)
Poems by a friend of Thackeray, frequently with a satiric twist. This edition has three illustrations by Caldecott. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frederick Locker
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Kate Greenaway
The Milkmaid (1882)
This is an old song of a milkmaid and a young gentleman, here exhibited and explained in many designs. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Mrs. Mary Blaize (1885)
A humorous rhyme about a pawnbroker. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Oliver Goldsmith
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
North Italian Folk: Sketches of Town and Country Life (1878)
A travel book of Italy. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mrs. Comyns Carr
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Nouvelles Scènes Humoristiques (1887)
A selection of the “Graphic” pictures with captions in French.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall (1886)
An omnibus edition of Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall, illustrated by Caldecott. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Washington Irving
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Old Christmas: Selections from the Sketch Book (1875)
A book about Christmas in England by an American, best known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Washington Irving
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
The Owls of Olynn Belfry (1885)
The story of two owlets who are kidnapped from their nest when their parents drive off two church burglars. Read online at RCSA.
Author(s):
A. Y. D.
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
The Panjandrum Picture Book (1885)
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Poems and Songs (1883)
Dialect poems by the “Lancashire Burns.” Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
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The Queen of Hearts (1881)
The King was in his counting house …
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 1 (1879)
This first omnibus volume contains:
- The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878)
- The House That Jack Built (1878)
- The Babes in the Wood (1879)
- Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879)
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
William Cowper
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 2 (1881)
This second volume of the omnibus edition contains:
- Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880)
- The Three Jovial Huntsmen (1880)
- The Farmer’s Boy (1881)
- The Queen of Hearts (1881)
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Rambles in the Lake Country and Other Travel Sketches (1882)
Essays and travel sketches of the English Lake Country. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Et al
Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886 (1986)
A checklist of the original illustrations held by the Harvard College Library
Author(s):
Nancy Finlay
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886 An Appreciation (1946)
A brief biography of the British illustrator.
Author(s):
Mary Gould Davis
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Randolph Caldecott: a Personal Memoir of His Early Art Career (1886)
A biography of the British artist and illustrator for whom the Caldecott Medal is named. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Henry Blackburn
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott