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Publication
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, London (1872). 40p. Quarto, original pictorial cloth boards decorated in gilt and black, all edges gilt, 15 colour plates by E.V.B. (Eleanor Vere Boyle), sepia frontis, b&w text illus.
Description
Classic Literature. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:In this classic of children's literature, a child takes an idyllic journey of discovery through the natural world. Awakened by birdsong and the rays of the sun, the child listens to stories of the butterfly and the ocean's waves, dines on strawberries, gossips with fireflies, and sleeps on a couch of moss. Generations of readers have joined the youngster in these dreamlike adventures amid blooming gardens and on a golden boat under starry skies. Author Sarah Austin translated this timeless tale from the German original by Friedrich Wilhelm Carové. This version, reproduced from a magnificent Victorian-era edition, features all fifteen of the original full-color plate
Language
Original language
German
Local notes
The Story without End is a classic of German children's literature, a sweet fairy tale about a child's idyllic journey of discovery through the natural world. This edition is beautifully illustrated in pre-Raphaelite style with colour plates by "E.V.B." (Eleanor Vere Boyle).