tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post6062313175273532824..comments2022-06-02T05:59:22.988-07:00Comments on DUSTY OLD BOOKS: A Pleasant Surprise by Mary MayfieldJames Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010336942604939464noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-62237490284002304132009-11-30T02:14:57.365-08:002009-11-30T02:14:57.365-08:00The Dore pictures of hell were VERY scary, James, ...The Dore pictures of hell were VERY scary, James, but also addictive. I used to spend hours poring over them, wondering if I'd turn into a muscled tree if I did end up in hell! The pictures of heaven were tame by comparison.Saviour Pirottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050985173663527791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-26557166551825451422009-11-29T01:11:00.869-08:002009-11-29T01:11:00.869-08:00I think you may be right Saviour - although those ...I think you may be right Saviour - although those Dore pictures are even darker, quite incredibly so. Stories for children were a curious mix of sentmental and gruesomely moral in bygone days it seems to me. I wonder if the fluff most publishers publish today will be remembered as vividly into adulthood?James Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010336942604939464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-68290292236131008912009-11-28T02:01:39.394-08:002009-11-28T02:01:39.394-08:00This is a glimpse of another world. I can well ima...This is a glimpse of another world. I can well imagine you were scared by it.Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-81358269136651666002009-11-28T00:56:53.791-08:002009-11-28T00:56:53.791-08:00I think the little red devils were inspired by Gus...I think the little red devils were inspired by Gustav Dore's famous illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy. How fitting that they should be posted on this blog! James is brilliant at bringing the old masters' work to young readers.Saviour Pirottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050985173663527791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392093416274792452.post-70220554899888736762009-11-27T13:01:24.222-08:002009-11-27T13:01:24.222-08:00Some children's books are best enjoyed from th...Some children's books are best enjoyed from the safety of adulthood! Most of what I read as a child has stayed with me, especially the "Little Red Hen" with a sickle in her talons! It must be the colour.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.com