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[poliphilo]

"This girdle, lords," said she, "is made for the most part of mine own hair, which, which when I was yet in the world, i loved full well."



The giant sat at supper, gnawing on a limb of a man, and baking his huge frame by the fire.



At last the strange knight smote him to the earth, and gave him such a buffet on the helm as well-nigh killed him.

Comments

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

I prefer the drop-waisted shackle in the last one to the first one's scrimp-and-save approach to girdle making. Hope she washed it first, at least.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You probably need to know that the giant's vest is embroidered with the beards of all the kings he has slain...

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

Jeanne D'Arc, Goliath (or Beanstalk Jack?), and Guinevere? Where did you get the pictures? Another of your ancient books? They are lovely.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Good guessing.

The first is Galahad, and the second the giant of St. Michael's Mount (with King Arthur sneaking up behind him.)

We had The Children's Classics, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth:

[jorrocks-j.livejournal.com]

Blind Pugh, Treasure Island:



Long John Silver, ibid:



...and the Rangers of...oh, sorry...

Re: We had The Children's Classics, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth:

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

N.C. Wyeth is one of the best. That picture of Blind Pugh is seriously scary.

Re: We had The Children's Classics, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth:

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

Those are the exact images I remember so well -- again, from the Readville branch library. Before the coming of television, we spent a lot of free time at the library on rainy days, winter days, and also during the hottest part of the summer days. Reading was part of normal living, not merely a hobby.