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Book meme- Day 20
Apr. 21st, 2019 08:49 pm20. Favorite cover.
This answer evolved and got way beyond favourite cover.
Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls) is an annual fairy tale collection which has been published in Sweden since 1907. As a child, I was not very interested in the new collections, but I loved those from my parent’s childhood, as well as a re-issue as the first one. It was my introduction to three artists which I love to this very day.
John Bauer, the first to illustrate the collection. His landscapes are very Swedish, and his trolls and princesses are iconic here. (I was delighted to spot one of his illustrations on the wall of Sabrina’s room in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
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This answer evolved and got way beyond favourite cover.
Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls) is an annual fairy tale collection which has been published in Sweden since 1907. As a child, I was not very interested in the new collections, but I loved those from my parent’s childhood, as well as a re-issue as the first one. It was my introduction to three artists which I love to this very day.
John Bauer, the first to illustrate the collection. His landscapes are very Swedish, and his trolls and princesses are iconic here. (I was delighted to spot one of his illustrations on the wall of Sabrina’s room in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
( Read more... )
