The Little Green Road to Fairyland (1922)

Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

The Little Green Road to Fairyland is an example of the wonderful outcome of collaboration

between Outhwaite and her sister, Annie Rentoul.

Outhwaite prepared a suite of colour and monotone illustrations (including marginalia) to

accompany her sister's literary work. That suite of illustrations included 8 colour illustrations

and a further 8 major monotone images.

Contemporary reviews for the book were positive as shown below by those from the

"Guardian", "The Times" and the "Spectator".

"Guardian"

"She gives some clever pictures in colour ... The volume is handsome

and deserves to be in request".

"The Times"

"'The Little Green Road to Fairyland' takes its way behind a little green

mossy door. It is an intriguing road and the illustrations will enhance

its value to those who read, while Miss Rentoul's Fairy comes very

near to the children because she can 'nearly cry' and has a heart to

recognise human kindness".

"Spectator"

"One of those Fairy Stories which might bring the thought of the

country and green lanes pleasurably before a London child at

Christmas. Its effect would be pleasantly soothing, read before

bedtime".

On the left, we show a rare copy of The Little Green Road to Fairyland -

as illustrated by Outwaite - and published by A & C Black Ltd (London)

in 1922. This example retains the original decorated cover with applied

monotone pastedown.

For connoisseurs of Outhwaite's work, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying each of her major colour images for The Little Green Road to Fairyland and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

Code: IRO LGRF CS(8)
Price: US$40.00

Similarly, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying each of Outhwaite's major monotone images for The Little Green Road to Fairyland and on the right, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

Code: IRO LGRF MS(8)
Price: US$40.00

The Fairy

I am Kexy, friend to Fairies.

Mary Love

What a fright she got!

Gumkin

The Brownie was very brave now.

Lost, Stolen, or Strayed - a Frog,

a Bird, and a Little Brown-ee!

She flew through the window, with

Gumkin close behind.

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The Bush Boys get Ready for School

He had to have a big tartan patch on them.

Sylvie's Frock

The Bush Boys were a great success

at the party.

Mary Goes Away

Sylvie in her Fairy Frock floating on

the Great Bubble.

The Little Green Door

She saw a green mossy wall, and

in it a little green mossy door.

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