The Children of Dickens,Illustrated by Jesse Wilcox Smith

By Samuel McChord Crothers

Book Overview

In this charming, beautifully illustrated book -- out of print for more than sixty years -- Samuel McChord Crothers warmly introduces children to the unique world of Dickens children: David... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002DLKHEI
• Release Date: January 1947
• Publisher: Scribner
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.

Customer Reviews

NOT "beautifully Illustrated"

The description and the back cover indicate the book is "beautifully illustrated." It is not. There are NINE black and white reproductions of drawings... most of them enlarged beyond sharpness, almost ALL of them blurry from the enlargement. Thirteen chapters, but only nine drawings... some chapters have nothing. The only single color image in the entire product is the cover - and even that is blurry! No mention of Nell Trent from the Old Curiosity Shop - possibly Dicken's most famous female child character. It's too bad, because Jesse Wilcox Smith was an excellent famous illustrator. This printing does not do the artist justice. Serious disappointment from a professional publisher. It looks like one of those print-on-demand books with photo-copied images.