Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle. N. C. Wyeth, 1921
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In October  my thoughts naturally turn to Washington Irving's masterpieces The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. And I don't think anyone ever illustrated them better than N.C. Wyeth. Or maybe that comes of having books with covers like these scattered around my grandparents' house.

Following the trail itself, Whispering Smith rode slowly.

Following the trail itself, Whispering Smith rode slowly.
Frontispiece from "Whispering Smith" by Frank H. Spearman; illustrator N. C. Wyeth

One More Step, Mr. Hands

One More Step, Mr. Hands, N.C. Wyeth
illustration for Treasure Island (1911) by Robert Louis Stevenson