Retells the following Greek myths: "The Gorgon's Head," "The Golden Touch," "The Paradise of Children," "The Three Golden Apples," "The Miraculous Pitcher," and "The Chimaera." Includes essays on Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walter Crane.

In the first of these two volumes, the letters of the alphabet are presented through illustrated traditional nursery rhymes andin the second, they are introduced with humorous illustrations and verses.

An invaluable resource for students of decorative arts, this compelling collection of essays passionately and eloquently makes the case for the legitimacy of the decorative arts in an era when painting and sculpture were considered superior. Walter Crane looks at the infinite methods of expression of decorative arts, their place in architecture, and more.