![]() ![]() However, in public Rossetti often stated that the poem was intended for children, and went on to write many children’s poems. ![]() In a letter to her publisher, Rossetti claimed that the poem, which is interpreted frequently as having features of remarkably sexual imagery, was not meant for children. ![]() The poem tells the story of Laura and Lizzie who are tempted with fruit by goblin merchants. Goblin Market (composed in April 1859 and published in 1862) is a narrative poem by Christina Rossetti. Many of his work are still in print today. He was one of the most prolific and most loved illustrator of children’s book. This was often followed by a more modestly presented octavo edition in subsequent years for particularly popular books. Many of Rackham’s books were produced in a deluxe limited edition, often vellum bound and sometimes signed, as well as a larger, less ornately bound quarto ‘trade’ edition. During that period, there was a strong market for high quality illustrated books which typically were given as Christmas gifts. Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the ‘Golden Age’ of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War. Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) was an English book illustrator. ![]()
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