Twilight Land

By Howard Pyle and N. D. Wilson

It is evening at the Inn of the Sign of Mother Goose. In a dark, smoky room, the world’s most famous storytellers gather to weave tales of mystery and enchantment. In this collection of 16 haunting fairy tales, Howard Pyle intertwines each story with the next, crafting a unified world filled with princes and demons, genies and sorceresses, and all the characters that pitch in to wage the age-old battle between good and evil. This Looking Glass Library edition includes an introduction by N. D. Wilson and Pyle’s intricate line illustrations from the original 1894 publication.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Jan 26, 2010
• ISBN: 9780375894992

Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was a celebrated artist, author, and teacher -- and a primary figure in the history of children's literature. Not only did he guide and inspire such artistic talents as N. C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, and Jessie Willcox Smith, but he was also a master storyteller in his own right. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Pepper & Salt, and The Wonder Clock are among the many stories and folktales that he wrote and illustrated.

Reviews for Twilight Land

[librisissimo · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The stories are okay, but many are so similar as to become boring. The "miracles" and magic are repetitive, and the language style would not appeal to contemporary children.I know a fair number of "classic" fairy tales, and did not recognize a number of the tale-tellers, which means to me that children will recognize even fewer, which takes some of the significance out of the tales.