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F. D. Bedford
(1864 - 1954)
Francis Donkin Bedford, also known as F. D. Bedford, was a British artist and illustrator.
His most famous works include illustrations for:
- A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1897)
- The Books of Shops (1899)
- Four and Twenty Toilers (1900)
- The Visit to London (1902)
- Peter and Wendy (1911)
- The Magic Fishbone (1921)
- A Christmas Carol (1923)
- The Cricket on the Hearth (1927)
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Bibliography
Anne’s Terrible Good Nature (1908)
A collection of short stories. Only the endpapers and cover are by F. D. Bedford. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
E. V. Lucas
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
Arthur H. Buckland
Another Book of Verses for Children (1907)
Classic and traditional poems spanning Christmas, the Year, Birds, Dogs, Horses, the Sea, and Bedtime. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
At the Back of the North Wind (1924)
The son of a poor coachman is swept away by a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair.
Author(s):
George MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Battle of Life (1899)
One of Charles Dickens’ Christmas books, this is a story of love and self-sacrifice set in a rural village.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Battle of the Frogs and Mice (1894)
Mock heroics from the ancient Greek. The attribution to Homer is doubted by some. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Homer
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
Billy Barnicoat (1922)
Billy is the sole survivor of a Spanish ship that is wrecked off the coast of Cornwall. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Greville MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1897)
Forty-one nursery rhymes with colored illustrations engraved on wood. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
F. D. Bedford
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1985)
A collection of nursery rhymes, here in a later reprint. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mother Goose
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Book of Shops (1899)
Verses and pictures of shops of all kinds. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Edward Verrall Lucas
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
A Book of Verses for Children (1897)
A collection of poetry for children - best read aloud. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Edward Verrall Lucas
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
Buckinghamshire (1903)
A “Little Guide” to the English county. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
E. S. Roscoe
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Chimes: A Goblin Story (1899)
The goblins ringing the chimes show Trotty a dystopian future -- he wakes determined to do what he can to make things better. This Christmas story followed the successful A Christmas Carol.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
A Christmas Carol (1899)
The classic story of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
A Christmas Carol (1923)
The classic story of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge. This abridged edition has more illustrations than the 1899 edition.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
Count Billy (1928)
Young Billy makes good his claim to lands and castles in Spain, but renounces them to win back his self-respect and the love of his friends in Cornwall.
Author(s):
Greville MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Cricket on the Hearth (1899)
This, the most popular of Dickens’ Christmas books, tells a domestic story of the Peerybingle family and their friends.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Cricket on the Hearth (1927)
This, the most popular of Dickens’ Christmas books, tells a domestic story of the Peerybingle family and their friends. This edition has many more illustrations than the 1899 edition.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Cricket on the Hearth (1927)
This, the most popular of Dickens’ Christmas books, tells a domestic story of the Peerybingle family and their friends. This edition has many more illustrations than the 1899 edition.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Deserts of Southern France (1894)
Author(s):
S. Baring-Gould
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
S. Hutton
Et al
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago (1906)
Twenty short stories, many by anonymous authors. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Jacob Abbott
Anonymous
Charles Dickens
Maria Edgeworth
Peter Parley
Et al
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford