Books with author Leonard Leslie Brooke

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An illustrated version of the traditional three little pigs tale. The three little pigs are hounded by a nasty wolf, but, of course, the third pig outsmarts the wolf. The story ends with a surprise twist.This book was illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke. He was born in 1862 Birkenhead, England. He established a renowned reputation for his skillful work in illustrating children’s books at the turn of the 20th century. The story of the “Three Little Pigs” had been a household fable long before this 1904 adaptation for which Brooke is remembered.

“The Golden Goose” (German: Die goldene Gans) is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, this version is illustrated with drawings by Leonard Leslie Brooke published originally by Frederick Warne & Co. In 1904.Three brothers are sent out in succession to the forest to cut down a straight, tall tree. The first two, provided with a bottle of wine and a piece of cake by a doting mother, are met by a little old gray man, who begs a piece of the cake and a sip of the wine. He is selfishly refused, both brothers asserting that they have hardly enough for themselves. They pass into the forest, attempt to cut down the tree, but succeed only in injuring their limbs, and are compelled to limp back to their home.The third brother, Simpleton, provided only with a bottle of sour beer and a hard crust of bread, also meets the old gray man and is also asked by him for a sip of his sour beer and a piece of his bread.Willingly he shares his food and is rewarded by having the old man accompany him into the forest where he directs Simpleton in his work. When the tree is chopped down he finds the Golden Goose in its trunk, and proceeds upon a course of wonderful adventures beneficial to himself.

Edward Lear's delightful nonsense verse is as fresh and fun now as it has always been. This brilliant collection from 1900 is illustrated by the peerless L. Leslie Brooke. It contains: 'The Jumblies', 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat', 'The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs', 'The Duck and the Kangaroo', 'The Cummerbund', 'The Dong with a Luminous Nose', 'The New Vestments', 'Calico Pie', 'The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò' and 'Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly'. This color version has been carefully typeset to keep as close to the original as possible, faithfully reproducing the detailed black-and-white drawings and the six high-quality full-page color plates.