~Warwick Goble~

Warwick Goble is born in 1862
and he died in 1943. He was raised in London
He was a Victorian illustrator of children's books.
He was educated and trained at
The City of London School
and the Westminster School of Art.
He specialized in fairy tales, and exotic scenes
from Japan, India, and Arabia.
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Warwick Goble is geboren in 1862
en gestorven in 1943
Hij was een kinderboekenillustrator.
Hij werd opgeleid op The City of London School
en de Westminster School of Art.
Hij  was gespecialiseerd in sprookjes,
en exotische taferelen uit Japan, India en Arabië. He illustrated H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds -
among his first published illustrations,
soon to be followed by a suite for The Book of Baal.
He also provided illustrations
for magazines, including Pearson's Magazine,
illustrating a number of early science-fiction stories,
including several by Frederick Merrick White.
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Hij illustreerde HG Wells' The War of the Worlds’
waarna a suite for The Book of Baal snel opvolgde.
Hij illustreerde ook voor tijdschriften,
waaronder Pearson's Magazine,
een aantal vroege science-fiction verhalen,
waaronder een aantal door Frederick Merrick White.
~

  
Throughout the first decades of the 20th Century,
Goble gained some considerable success with
commissioned work, in colour and monotone,
for illustrated books including:

-The Water-babies had 32 color plates (1909)
-Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales (1910);
-The Complete Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (1912); 
-The Book of Fairy Poetry (1920).
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In het begin van de 20ste eeuw had hij ruim
succes met betaalde opdrachten
voor een aantal geïllustreerde boeken waaronder:

-The Water-babies, deze heeft 32 gekleurde prenten (1909)
-Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales (1910);
-The Complete Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (1912); 
-The Book of Fairy Poetry (1920).

The dun deer wooed with manner bland,
And cowered beneath her lily hand.
- Kilmeny -The Book of Fairy Poetry.

For the Nautilus is my boat
In which I over the waters float.
- Fairies on the Seashore.