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Faithless Nelly Gray (1907)

Faithless Nelly Gray (1907)

Humor Poetry

Thomas Hood

Year: 1907
Authors: Thomas Hood
Print type: BOOK

Description:

It's hard to accept that this charming book is over a hundred years old. Why? Because it is an affectionate pastiche of earlier "chap books". With Robert Seaver's wonderfully naive woodcuts we're in on the joke, of course, yet these remarkable images are themselves a century old. He illustrates this punny tale with relish and humour. Check out his equally marvellous John Gilpin