Showing posts with label Arthur Rackham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arthur Rackham. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
"Old Scratch..."
Of the illustrations provided by Arthur Rackham for the 1925 edition of "A Christmas Carol," my favorite is the one with the caption "Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey?"
It's visually striking, but it's also the only one that's not exactly literal.
It also reminds me that I did not understand that line for a long time. I had originally thought that the one man was referring to Scrooge as "Old Scratch," as that sort of sounds like a nickname for a miser.
Then when I learned that "Old Scratch" meant the Devil, I figured the man was referring to Scrooge as the Devil, although that didn't sound right.
Then it eventually dawned on me that Old Scratch, the Devil, was "welcoming" his own, Scrooge, now that he was dead.
At least I think that's what it means and that illustration seems to agree!
And just for fun, here's a self-portrait of Arthur Rackham:
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
"A Christmas Carol" (1915 Edition)
"A Christmas Carol" (1915 Edition)
Illustrator: Arthur Rackham
While looking around for images of "A Christmas Carol," the very striking illustrations created by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) for a 1915 edition often pop up, so I decided to gather them all up for your viewing pleasure!
Here they are in chronological order, as per the plot of the book:
I like them!
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