Monthly Archives: October 2025

The illustrator that I learned about was Gustave Dore. He was born in 1832 and he was naturally very talented. He completed projects for many famous authors including Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, and Charles Perrault. His artwork consisted on Gothic … Continue reading →

I had worked on George Cruikshank with Emma. We found that he was a well known satirist that focused on sociopolitical topics such as slavery and temperance. He had a caricaturist style and used etching and woodcuts to create his … Continue reading →

Can you identify the fairy tale references in this poem by Anne Caston: Prelude  by Anne Caston Every tree is one tree. That tree grows in every forest, that forest always dark and deep, always lying precisely at the edge … Continue reading →