Aether & Rhyme: Steampunk Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes

By Evan Butterfield

Steampunk versions of traditional nursery rhymes and fairy tales, with steampunk-style photographs. The book pretends to be a collection of tales and poems from a (fictional) children's anthology published "at the dawn of the Great Age of Steam," and features historical and critical footnotes that provide glimpses into the culture, technology, and history of this alternative world. Infused with a good bit of dark humor in the text, notes, and photos, "Aether & Rhyme" paints an impressionistic picture of a strange, dark, slightly mad, somewhat wonderful, and alchemically-tinged Victorian world of steam and aether, brass and pneumatics, Babbage Engines and the new faerie aelecktricity. (This is probably not really a book for children's bedtime.) Includes seven stories wrapped in steampunk delights:Little Red Riding HoodThe Tale of Peter Rabbit's FatherRapunzelThe Three Little PigsThe Frog PrinceSnow WhiteAlice in Wonderland: The Cheshire-CatAnd seven steampunky nursery rhymes with extensive alt-historical context:Lazy Miss MuffetLittle Jack HornerOld Mother HubbardMistress MaryJack & JillWee Willie TwinklyThere Was an Odd WomanIn addition, the book includes photographs illustrating seven other rhymes and stories not included in the collection in full:Beauty & The BeastCinderellaThe Muffin ManHansel & GretelJack & The Standpipe: The GiantAlice's Adventures: The Mad Tea-PartyPeek-A-BooThe photographs feature professional models in appropriately steampunk'd costume, with a weathered and aged look that lends credence to the book's basic pretense.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500592641
• ISBN13: 9781500592646
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.2" x 7.0"