Warwick Goble born in Dalston, London in 1862 was an artist and illustrator of children’s books.
Throughout his career he also contributed his drawings to various magazines, gazettes and monthly periodicals.
Among the best known works he illustrated are Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales, The War of the Worlds, Treasure Island, The Water-Babies, Stories from the Pentamarone, Folk Tales of Bengal and The Book of Fairy Poetry.
Warwick Goble Book Illustrations
The following books were illustrated by Warwick Goble and many of their full color illustrations can be found in Wall Art Made Easy: Ready to Frame Vintage Warwick Goble Prints Volumes 1, 2 and 3.
The Book of Fairy Poetry (1920) – edited by Dora Owen is a compilation of 101 poems. The anthology is divided into three parts – Fairy Stories, Fairy Songs, Dances and Talks, and Fairy Lore. The works of J.R.R. Tolkien, William Shakespeare, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Milton, Alfred Tennyson, Jack Prelutsky, Walter De La Mare are included among others.
Folk Tales of Bengal (1912) – by Rev. Lal Behari Dey, is a collection of 22 folk and fairy tales of Bengal that were first published in 1883, that have been passed down from generation to generation including The Adventures of Two Thieves and of their Sons, The Ghost-Brahman, The Man who wished to be Perfect, The Story of a Hiraman and The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead.
Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales (1910) – by Grace James is a collection of 38 tales that she gathered from various sources including Green Willow, The Flute, The Sea King and the Magic Jewels, The Wind in the Pine Tree, The Maiden of Unai, The Strange Story of the Golden Comb and The Moon Maiden.
The Fairy Book (1913) – by Dinah Craik is a collection of 36 fairy tales compiled from various sources including Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Tom Thumb, Snow-White and Rose-Red, Little Red Riding Hood and Puss in Boots.
The Complete Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (1912) – edited by John S P Tatlock and Percy MacKaye contains The Canterbury Tales, The Minor Poems, Troilus and Criseyde, The House of Fame and The Legend of Good Women together with a sketch of Geoffrey Chaucer’s life, glossary and notes.
Indian Myth and Legend (1913) – by Donald A. MacKenzie
The Water-Babies (1909) – by Charles Kingsley, first published in 1863 was originally written as a serial in 1862-3 for MacMillan’s Magazine. Set first in Victorian England, it tells the story of how Tom a poor orphaned chimney sweep, who is badly treated and living a life of complete drudgery falls into a river and drowns and is transformed into a water-baby. Tom embarks on a series of adventures and together with the fairies and sea creatures he encounters finds ultimate happiness and spiritual redemption.
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