Pirates, Patriots, and Princesses The Art of Howard Pyle

by Pyle, Howard; Menges, Jeff A.

• ISBN13: 9780486448329
• ISBN10: 0486448320
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-09
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

A giant in the field of illustration and children's books, Pyle (1853-1911) published some 3,300 dynamic illustrations during his 35-year-long career and influenced countless students. This volume features 65 plates of his rare, early-edition printings. Action-packed drawings depict dueling pirates, pistol-toting buccaneers, Revolutionary-era patriots, knights in armor rescuing fair maidens, and other exciting scenes.

Author Biography

The stories and drawings of Howard Pyle (1853-1911) epitomize "the golden age of American illustration." A priceless contribution to American children's literature, Pyle's work set a standard of excellence, with tales and images remarkable for their engaging simplicity and penetrating realism.

Table of Contents

List of Plates

The Flying Dutchman
Walking the Plank. Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main
The Combatants Cut and Slashed with Savage Fury, a.k.a. Blackbeards's Last Fight. Jack Ballister's Fortunes.
An American Privateer takes a British Prize; The Evacuation of Charlestown by the British, December 14, 1782. The Story of the Revolution
On the Edge of the Ring, Guarded, Stood Brother Bartholome and the Carmelite. Poisoned Ice
And You shall not Hinder Me. The Old Captain
How the Buccaneers Kept Christmas
We started to run back to the raft for our lives. Sinbad on Burrator
Kidd on the deck of the "Adventure Galley." The True Captain Kidd
The dark folk trooped to meet them on the shore. The Sword of Ahab
Extorting tributefrom the citizens; The Buccunneer was a Picturesque Fellow; So the treasure was divided; An Attack on a Galleon. The Fate of a Treasure Town
The duel between John Blumer and Cazaio. In the Second April
Captain Keitt. The Ruby of Kishmoor
Then the real Fight Began. Pennsylvania's Defiance of the United States
Theirs was a spirited Encounter Upon the beach of Teviot Bay. The Second Chance
He watched me as a cat watches a mouse. The Grain Ship
Marooned. Unpublished (also pictured, originally engraved for Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main
Page was at the wheel, steering. "Page, A.B."
The Battle of Bunker Hill. The Story of the Revolution
The Fight on Lexington Common. April 19, 1775
La Salle Christening the Country "Louisiana." The Great La Salle
The Nation Makers
The Battle of Nashville Mural, State Capitol, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days
Old Jacob Van Kleek had never Favored our Hero's suit. The Mysterious Chest
A wolf had not been seen at Salem for thirty years. The Salem Wolf
They Questioned him with Malevolent Persistence. The Black Night
General Lee on his famous charger "Traveller"; His army broke up and followed him, weeping and sobbing. General Lee as I Knew Him
In the Train of King Alfonso; At the Gate of the Castle. Piere Vidal, Troubadour
Her Whisper was so soft he only guessed the words. The Stairway of Honor
The Triumphal Entry into Rheims; A Lithe, Young, Slender Figure; Guarded by Rough English Soldiers. St. Joan of Arc
He Laid the Manle Over the Girl's Shoulders. The Island of Enchantment
They were Overtaken by Falmouth Himself. The Sestina
Horse and Man Plunged Heavily after her. A Princess of Kent
The Coming of Lancaster. The Scabbard
Edric the Singer. Edric and Sylvaine
The Rescue of Azilicz. The Maid of Landevennec
Thereafter she clung close about Randver; "I Grow Old, having no son but Randver." Swanhild
Flaggingly the Reed Pen went up and down the Vellum. Initial Letter
Truth before the King; Truth went on her way alone. The Pilgrammage of Truth
The Fairy Morgana; The Fishing of Thor and Hymir. Northfolk Legends of the Sea
In the Meadows of Youth; The Wicket of Paradise; In the Valley of the Shadows; At the Gates of Life. The Travels of the Soul
The Mermaid
Pictures from Thackeray--The Newcomes
Spirit of Spring a.k.a. Courtship
"I have been reserved for this--to free the land from spiritual tyranny." The Hanging of Mary Dyer
A Figure to Provoke Tears. A Sense of Scarlet
She arrayed herself in Silence. A Princess of Kent
Branwyn. The Scabbard
When All the World was Young. When All the World was Young
"Why Seek Ye the Living Amoung the Dead?"