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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

How did Medusa do her hair?The question fills me with despair.It must have caused her sore distressThat head of curling snakes to dress.Whenever after endless toilShe coaxed it finally to coil, The music of a Passing BandWould cause each separate hair to standOn end and sway... Read Full Overview

How did Medusa do her hair?The question fills me with despair.It must have caused her sore distressThat head of curling snakes to dress.Whenever after endless toilShe coaxed it finally to coil, The music of a Passing BandWould cause each separate hair to standOn end and sway... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Mythological Zoo by Oliver Herford

Book Excerpt: ...e music of a Passing BandWould cause each separate hair to standOn end and sway and writhe and spit, --She couldn't "do a thing with it."And, being woman and awareOf such disaster to her hair, What _could_ she do but petrifyAll whom she met, with freezing eye?... Read Full Overview

Oliver Herford (1863-1935) was a British born American writer, artist and illustrator who has been called "The American Oscar Wilde". As a frequent contributor to The Mentor, Life, and Ladies' Home Journal, he sometimes signed his artwork as "O Herford". In 1906 he wrote and... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Mythological Zoo is a book written by Oliver Herford and first published in 1912. It is a collection of humorous and satirical poems and illustrations that depict various mythological creatures and characters from different cultures around the world. The book features creatures... Read Full Overview

Oliver Herford is adept at pairing whimsical illustrations with humorous poetry, and The Mythological Zoo is no exception. Each of the 22 illustrations of classic mythological beasts is accompanied by a brief poetic verse. Medusa, Cerberus, the Chimera, the Phoenix, and the Centaur... Read Full Overview

Oliver Herford (2 December 1860 - 5 July 1935) was an English writer, artist, and illustrator. He was born in Sheffield, England on 2 December 1860 to Rev. Brooke Herford and Hannah Hankinson Herford. Oliver's father, Brooke, was a Unitarian minister who moved the family to Chicago... Read Full Overview

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.