"Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an In-gul-ish-man!" (Vintage Illustrations, part II) (3 pieces)
Writer Flora Annie Steel and artist Arthur Rackham famously combined their talents on the 1918 book ["English Fairy Tales"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Fairy_Tales). Now, part of the reason I love it is because it brings an irreplaceable diversity to various of our beloved, common, cultural fairy-tales. Yes, including the ones our mothers used to read to us at bedtime, hoping to lull us to sleep and all that...
"Just one more!" 🙂
Now on the one hand, such tales could be perfectly savage, via original Grimm Bros and all, and yet at other times? Sure, the typical Disney-style, watering-down of *Peter Pan*, right? In any case, I've always liked the cultural genius of Arthur Rackham's art, so these are kinda like exhibit Z for me. (oh, and that's "Jack & the Beanstalk," above, case it wasn't clear)
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HEY, and check this out!-- the one below is from a story I've never heard of before, i.e. *"The giant Galligantua and the wicked old magician transform the duke's daughter into a white hind!"*
Does anyone know the backstory on *that* one..?
Part one of this post is [HERE](https://piefed.social/c/eurographicnovels/p/1741505/vintage-illustrations-are-sometimes-remarkable-precursors-to-modern-bd-full-versions-in).
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Image backup below. If in the UK (etc), use archive service to access:
https://imgur.com/gallery/vintage-illustrations-part-ii-fee-fi-fo-fum-i-smell-blood-of-gul-ish-man-1918-three-total-by-writer-flora-annie-steel-with-brilliant-arthur-rackham-on-art-plus-info-part-one-post-D3Z9i7y
"Just one more!" 🙂
Now on the one hand, such tales could be perfectly savage, via original Grimm Bros and all, and yet at other times? Sure, the typical Disney-style, watering-down of *Peter Pan*, right? In any case, I've always liked the cultural genius of Arthur Rackham's art, so these are kinda like exhibit Z for me. (oh, and that's "Jack & the Beanstalk," above, case it wasn't clear)
(right-click as needed)
HEY, and check this out!-- the one below is from a story I've never heard of before, i.e. *"The giant Galligantua and the wicked old magician transform the duke's daughter into a white hind!"*
Does anyone know the backstory on *that* one..?
Part one of this post is [HERE](https://piefed.social/c/eurographicnovels/p/1741505/vintage-illustrations-are-sometimes-remarkable-precursors-to-modern-bd-full-versions-in).
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Image backup below. If in the UK (etc), use archive service to access:
https://imgur.com/gallery/vintage-illustrations-part-ii-fee-fi-fo-fum-i-smell-blood-of-gul-ish-man-1918-three-total-by-writer-flora-annie-steel-with-brilliant-arthur-rackham-on-art-plus-info-part-one-post-D3Z9i7y