The Wonder Clock or,Four and Twenty Marvelous Tales**

The Wonder Clock
or,Four and Twenty Marvelous Tales, Being One for Each Hour of the Day
by Howard Pyle, Katharine Pyle (Verses) 1965

Howard Pyle is the grandfather of American illustration. He taught Andrew Wyeth, Jessie Wilcox Smith, and Maxfield Parrish among others. Not only did he illustrate classic children’s stories but he wrote many of his own. In this collection are various fairy tales told with an old English feel and of course magnificent illustrations. They are broken down by the hours of the clock. Our lovingly worn second hand copy (with it's soft and yellow pages) is a Dover edition that is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the original first published in 1887.
It is rare indeed when a writer's original stories are regarded as masterpieces on a par with the great folkloristic fairy tales that have been handed down through the ages. But Howard Pyle's absorbing tales have for generations enjoyed such overwhelming popularity with boys and girls that they have earned this unique distinction. This collection includes some of his most entertaining and imaginative works—24 delightful fairy tales, one for each hour of the day.
When the Wonder Clock strikes one, a story unfolds that reveals how a youth raised by bears grew up to be the strongest man in the land. The two o-clock adventure tells of the faithful servant's search for a cup of the Water of Life. Other tales deal with giants and ogres, kings and princesses, wicked stepmothers, three-eyed witches and three-headed dragons, talking animals and talking trees. Among the remaining stories are "How Boots Befooled the King," "Cousin Greylegs, the Great Red Fox, and Grandfather Mole," and "The Three Little Pigs and the Ogre."
A large measure of Howard Pyle's amazing success is his genius as an illustrator. Accompanying this collection are some of his most unforgettable illustrations, drawings which capture all of the magical splendor of Wonderland and its inhabitants. Each story is preceded by a delightful verse by Katharine Pyle that indicates the hour of the day and sets the stage for the tale which is to follow. 148 illustrations.

Paperback
320 Blz.
Dover Books
Hoekje uit schutblad geknipt
Randen van kaft licht geschaafd
1965
(GrRoGe)

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