Inspiring Older Readers
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Animal Farm posted on 02 Apr 2016
Here's a a question for you: if you could bring together an author and illustrator who never met but are a perfect fit, who would you choose?
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Milton’s Paradise Lost illustrated by Gustave Doré posted on 18 Mar 2016
Gustave Doré, who died in 1883, was an artist and illustrator whose style is immediately recognisable.
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Bell's Eye posted on 08 Mar 2016
The greatest satirists seem to be able to capture the spirit of the age and are capable of shaping the cultural landscape as well as reflecting it.
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Faber & Faber : Eighty Years Of Book Cover Design posted on 06 Mar 2016
This fabulous book was published in 2009 to celebrate Faber and Faber's 80th anniversary
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Football's Comic Book Heroes posted on 01 Mar 2016
It's important to say from the outset that to appreciate this book you don't have to be a fan of football,
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Eric Ravilious posted on 23 Feb 2016
Our guest writer, Alun Severn, gives us a great introduction to the magnificent artist Eric Ravilious.
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Edward Gorey : His Book Cover Art & Design posted on 21 Feb 2016
Here at the Letterpress Project we are great fans of the work of Edward Gorey.
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E. McKnight Kauffer : Design by Brian Webb & Peyton Skipwith posted on 19 Feb 2016
Given that you’ve found this review in the section of the website we’ve called ‘Take A Look At This Fantastic Book’, it might be timely to pose the
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The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil posted on 09 Feb 2016
Beards are an issue that tends to split opinion.
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Mothers 1968 – 1971 : the home of good sounds posted on 27 Jan 2016
I’m fully prepared to accept that this one is a bit niche but sometimes nostalgia just gets the better of good judgement