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Arthur Mason
(1876 - 1955)
Arthur Mason was a children’s book author born in Strangford, Ireland. He did not begin to write until the age of 44. First he was a sailor, gaining first command by the age of 25. He became a citizen of the United States in 1899. He mined for gold in Australia, Alaska, and the western United States, and was a marine superintendent during World War I.
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From the Horn of the Moon (1931)
In this second book about the adventures of the Wee Men, we learn about the Moving of the Bog, Willie the Wagger and the Fishing Clan, and the Pigs in the Castle. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.
Author(s):
Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
From the Horn of the Moon (1937)
In this second book about the adventures of the Wee Men, we learn about the Moving of the Bog, Willie the Wagger and the Fishing Clan, and the Pigs in the Castle. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.
Author(s):
Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Moving of the Bog (1931)
This chapter from From the Horn of the Moon was published in St. Nicholas magazine, Volume LVIII, Number 9, July 1931, page 644. The pictures by Robert Lawson are printed at much larger scale than in the book.
Author(s):
Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Pigs in the Castle (1931)
This short story, published in The Golden Book Magazine for July 1931, pages 73-80, is illustrated with some of Robert Lawson's etchings, including "New Milk," "A Wailing by the Shore," "The Cluricaun," and "The Leprechaun."
Author(s):
Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Roving Lobster (1931)
Author(s):
Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Wee Men of Ballywooden (1930)
Author(s):
Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Wee Men of Ballywooden (1937)
Author(s):
Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Wee Men of Ballywooden (1952)
Author(s):
Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson