Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) made comprehensive contributions of suites - in both monotone and colour - to in excess of 25 illustrated books throughout his career alongside many more in other publications. His illustrations interpreted a diversity of issues, including: myths; legends; fables; and imagination. Works benefiting from Rackham's contributions included titles by: Barrie; Barham; Carroll; Shakespeare; the Brothers Grimm; de la Motte Fouqu?; Wagner; Aesop; Dickens; Malory; Swinburne; Stephens; Milton; Hawthorne; Irving; Moore; Andersen; Poe; and Ibsen.
Pursuing the critical and commercial success that met his illustrative interpretation of "Peter Pan in Kensignton Gardens" (Hodder & Stoughton, London; 1906), Rackham turned his considerable talents to illustrating Lewis Carroll's fantasy, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (William Heinemann, London; 1907) and Shakespeare's "A Midsummer-Night's Dream" (William Heinemann, London; 1908).
He then turned to work only with three suites of illustrations to accompany Germanic tales, the first one to be published being "Undine" (William Heinemann, London; 1909). In the subsequent two years, his magnificent illustrations interpreting Wagner's Ring Cycle were published in "The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie" (William Heinemann, London; 1910) and "Siegfried along with the Twilight of your Gods" (William Heinemann, London; 1911).
Between 1912 and the start of World War I, one other three books were published with suites of illustrations from Rackham, including a 'second' First Edition of "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" (Hodder & Stoughton, London; 1912) which was a published which has a new colour illustration since the frontispiece along with a plethora of additional monotone illustrations. In the same year, Aesop's Fables (William Heinemann, London; 1912) carrying colour and monotone artwork by Rackham was published and then in the listed year, "Mother Goose: The unique Nursery Rhymes" (William Heinemann, London; 1913) was published with artwork by Rackham to accompany a few classic rhymes chosen by way of the illustrator.
While Rackham had begun work towards a group of illustrations interpreting Shakespeare's "The Tempest", the outbreak of hostilities in World War I compelled his publishers to commission other operate in the short-term and an impact, that project was delayed. Instead, between 1914 and 1919, First Editions needing Rackham's contributions included: "A Christmas Carol" (William Heinemann, London; 1915); "The Allies' Fairy Book" (William Heinemann; London, 1916); "The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of your Round Table" (Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London; 1917); "English Mythology" (Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London; 1918); and "The Springtide of Life" (William Heinemann, London, 1918).
The subsequent decade proven no less intense for Rackham, with his suite of illustrations to traditional ballads of his homeland being published in 1919 as "Some British Ballads" (Constable & Co. Ltd, London, 1919). Soon thereafter, his Celtic-inspired suite to accompany the strategies of Stephens was published in "Irish Fairy Tales" (Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London, 1920). His depictions of scenes from Milton's "Masque of Comus" was published in 1921 as "Comus" (William Heinemann, London; 1921) and also the following year, his suite to accompany classic work by Hawthorne was published in "Hawthorne's Wonder Book" (Hodder & Stoughton, London; 1922). In 1926, his suite for "The Tempest" - work related that had been delayed of the better part of the decade - was published in "The Tempest" (William Heinemann, London; 1926) and two after a while, his seek to accompany a classic tale by Irving was published in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (George G Harrap, London; 1928).
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Rackham continued Painter London to get productive throughout the entire final decade of his life and commissions published in advance of his death included: "On the evening before Christmas" (George G Harrap, London; 1931); "Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (George G Harrap, London; 1935); and "Peer Gynt" (George G Harrap, London; 1936). A further suite of illustrations was published posthumously as "The Wind in the Decorator London Willows" (Limited Editions Club, New York; 1940).
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