Charles Robinson, Illustrator

The book about patron saints of Great Britain and Ireland was published in 1909 by Frederick A. Stokes Company in New York. This rare treat was written by W. Mord (sorry, no info about him) and illustrated by Charles Robinson. The whole world is familiar with St. Patrick, the protector of Ireland, but even people from Great Britain don't know much about the patron saints of England, Scotland, or Wales. Here is a chance to correct that sad fact. This is the opportunity to learn at least the basics:   St. Andrew - patron saint of England St. David - patron saint of Wales St. Andrew - patron saint of Scotland St. Patrick - patron saint of Ireland Each one of them is presented with a readable story about his life, based on legends and accessible documents. Charles Robinson created sixteen full-color illustrations (four for each saint) and numerous line drawings. We will skim the book with color illustrations only. Learn about the patron saints of Great Britain and Ireland and enjoy! Th...

 Little Red Riding Hood, illustrated by Charles Robinson Like many other fairy tales presented on this website, this one comes from The Big Book of Fairy Tales, published in London by Blackie & Son. Charles Robinson created five line drawings and one full-page full-color illustration. We'll explore all of them with a short summary. Once upon a time, there was a little girl who always wore a red riding hood, so everybody started calling her Little Red Riding Hood. She lived with her mom and she had a granny in the woods. When granny fare ill, Red Riding Hood's mom prepared a full basket of food and drink and sent the girl to her granny. She would definitely need some food and drink to improve her health condition. The girl was also told not to talk to strangers, stray from the path, and so on. This decorative capital letter portrays Red Riding Hood's grandmother. It was she who gave her the red hood, which can carry a lot of symbolical power but sometimes a hood is just ...