Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) made comprehensive contributions of suites - in each of monotone and colour - to more than 25 illustrated books throughout his career additionally lots more in other publications. His illustrations interpreted a diversity of themes, including: myths; legends; fables; and fairy tales. Works cashing in on Rackham's contributions included titles by: Barrie; Barham; Carroll; Shakespeare; the Brothers Grimm; de la Motte Fouqu?; Wagner; Aesop; Dickens; Malory; Swinburne; Stephens; Milton; Hawthorne; Irving; Moore; Andersen; Poe; and Ibsen.
Following the critical and commercial success that met his illustrative interpretation of "Peter Pan in Kensignton Gardens" (Hodder & Stoughton, London; 1906), Rackham turned his considerable talents to illustrating Lewis Carroll's fantasy, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (William Heinemann, London; 1907) and Shakespeare's "A Midsummer-Night's Dream" (William Heinemann, London; 1908).
He then depended upon work on three suites of illustrations to accompany Germanic tales, the first to be published being "Undine" (William Heinemann, London; 1909). Over the next couple of year, his magnificent illustrations interpreting Wagner's Ring Cycle were published in "The Rhinegold as well as the Valkyrie" (William Heinemann, London; 1910) and "Siegfried as well as the Twilight of a typical Gods" (William Heinemann, London; 1911).
Between 1912 and also the beginning of World War I, an added three books were published with suites of illustrations from Rackham, including a 'second' First Edition of "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" (Hodder & Stoughton, London; 1912) that was published that has a new colour illustration as the frontispiece as well as a plethora of additional monotone illustrations. Inside the same year, Aesop's Fables (William Heinemann, London; 1912) carrying colour and monotone artwork by Rackham was published whereas in the the following year, "Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes" (William Heinemann, London; 1913) was published with artwork by Rackham to accompany an array of classic rhymes chosen from the illustrator.
While Rackham had begun work only with a suite of illustrations interpreting Shakespeare's "The Tempest", the outbreak of hostilities in Ww 1 compelled his publishers to commission other operations in the short-term and also as a consequence, that project was delayed. Instead, between 1914 and 1919, First Editions enjoying Rackham's contributions included: "A Christmas Carol" (William Heinemann, London; 1915); "The Allies' Fairy Book" (William Heinemann; London, 1916); "The Romance of King Arthur and the Knights of a typical Round Table" (Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London; 1917); "English Stories" (Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London; 1918); and "The Springtide of Life" (William Heinemann, London, 1918).
The listed decade proven no less intense for Rackham, with his suite of illustrations to traditional ballads of his homeland being published in 1919 as "Some British Ballads" (Constable & Co. Ltd, London, 1919). Soon thereafter, his Celtic-inspired suite to accompany the strategies of Stephens was published in "Irish Fairy Tales" (Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London, 1920). His depictions of scenes from Milton's "Masque of Comus" was published in 1921 as "Comus" (William Heinemann, London; 1921) and also the following year, his suite to accompany classic work by Hawthorne was published in "Hawthorne's Wonder Book" (Hodder & Stoughton, London; 1922). In 1926, his suite for "The Tempest" - work related that had been delayed of the better part of a decade - was published in "The Tempest" (William Heinemann, London; 1926) and two after a while, his seek to accompany a classic tale by Irving was published in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (George G Harrap, London; 1928).
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Rackham continued Painter London to get productive throughout the entire final decade of his life and commissions published in advance of his death included: "In the previous night Christmas" (George G Harrap, London; 1931); "Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (George G Harrap, London; 1935); and "Peer Gynt" (George G Harrap, London; 1936). A further suite of illustrations was published posthumously as "The Wind in the Decorator London Willows" (Limited Editions Club, New York; 1940).
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