Books with author Henry Cole

Have you ever sat quietly near a stream, or in a meadow or a wood, and just looked and listened? Well, now is your chance-come walk with Henry Cole in this delightful follow-up to Jack's Garden. Vibrant, die-cut flaps fold out, inviting young viewers to observe the many forms of wildlife and plants found on land and in the water. Turn the pages for an interactive and fun exploration into nature. You'll be surprised by how much you see!

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... PREFACE Next to Aisop, Reynard the Fox is the best known of the tales in which animals play the chief part. It is natural, therefore, that a Cranford Aisop should be followed by a Cranford Reynard; and in the present volume I have endeavoured to do for Reynard what I attempted to do for Aisop in its predecessor-- provide a text which children could read with ease and pleasure, and at the same time give their parents, their cousins, and their aunts a short resume' of the results which the latest research in folklore and literary history has arrived at with regard to the origin of the book. With regard to the text, I found that ready-made to my hand. The late Sir Henry Cole, of South Kensington fame, in his earlier days made an attempt to reform children's books, and may be regarded as the precursor of their improved position to-day. Under the name of " Felix Summerley" he produced a number of children's books, well printed, well written, and tolerably illustrated, which some of us remember as the chief treasures of our youth. Among these was a version of Reynard--mostly adapted from Caxton's-- which I found, with some slight alteration, could easily be adapted for my present purpose, and, in the main, the text of the present book is a resuscitation of " Felix Summerley's" version. As regards Introduction and Notes, I have attempted to give the adult reader a condensed account of the latest results about the origin of this interesting and characteristic product of the Middle Ages. Much has been done during the present century to clear up the many obscurities attaching to Reynard the Fox, which shares with AZsop the distinction of being a piece of folklore raised into literature. I have tried to summarise the results reached by suc

Excerpt from High-Ways and by-Ways, or Tales of the Roadside, Vol. 1 of 3: Picked Up in the French ProvincesTo the friend at whose suggmfion they were wfitten;andthisnew attemptcannotbemom fidy dedicated than to you, who have been the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.