书目

JacktheGiantKiller

内容简介

ThestoryofJack,theintrepidboywhosecourageandingenuitydefeatedahostofmany-headedgiants,hasbeentoldtochildrenforhundredsofyears.In1842,whenhewasjust18,RichardDoyle,whosenaturaltalentfordraftsmanshipwasmatchedbyimaginativeinventionandapassionforlegendandthegrotesque,createdapicture-bookversionofJacktheGiantKiller,withhand-writtentextandawatercolorwithinapictorialborderdecoratingeverypage.Ithasremainedoneofthemostbelovedversionsofthistimelesstale.InthisnewEveryman'sedition,Doyle'svivid,wonderfullyengagingillustrationshavebeenenlargedandthetexthasbeengivengreaterlegibility.Itisabookthatwillsatisfyboththechild'sdelightinscariness,wonder,andmagic,andthecollector'spleasureinclassicVictorianillustration.

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