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John D. Batten
(1860 - 1932)
John Dickson Batten was an English painter of figures, as well as a book illustrator and printmaker. In the 1890s, he illustrated a series of fairy tale collections edited by Joseph Jacobs.
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Bibliography
Celtic Fairy Tales (1892)
A choice selection from the great wealth of Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Cornish folk and fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
English Fairy Tales (1890)
This was one of the first collections of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
Europa's Fairy Book (1916)
A selection of stories that appear in various forms in many different European countries. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
Indian Fairy Tales (1892)
A selection of Indian folk and fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895)
A second selection from the vast riches of the Celtic folk and fairy tale. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
More English Fairy Tales (1894)
Confounding the critics, the author produces another collection of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten