Dumpy Proverbs

by Honor C. Appleton

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104 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1903

About the author

Honor Charlotte Appleton (1879 - 1951) was born in Brighton on 4th February 1879. She started her art studies at the Kensington Schools and then attended Frank Calderon’s School of Animal Painting and finally the RA at the start of the 20th Century. Whilst at the RA she illustrated ‘The Bad Mrs Ginger’, starting a book illustration career in which she would illustrate over 150 books.

Honor Appleton developed a very delicate watercolour style that captured the innocent world of children, their adventures and life. She was influenced by illustrators such as Kate Greenaway and Annie French and other illustrators of the period. Her watercolours were exhibited at the RA.

Reviews

[Talea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a gem of a book! The old fashioned illustrations absolutely fit the proverb they are for. ‘Opportunity makes a thief’ and ‘There’s many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip’ are my favorites.

[Mark Schlechty · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really a book

This is just a few extremely common sayings that all of us have heard. It takes less than two minutes to read. I have it two stars because the content is good, but I wouldn't waste time our space downloading it.