Horace John Knowles
Horace John Knowles (22 July 1884 – 21 August 1954) was an author and illustrator. He is remembered mostly for magical depictions of Fairyland in his magnum opus Peeps into Fairyland, as well as for his biblical illustrations. For his first two published books, Legends from Fairyland (1908) and Norse Fairy Tales (1910), he collaborated with his brother Reginald L. Knowles' style, similar to that of his brother, has often been described as Art Nouveau.
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Horace John Knowles

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- Name
- Horace J.
- Born
- 22 July 1884
- Died
- 21 August 1954
- Known for
- Children's Literature, Fairy Stories and Bible Illustrations
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · writer
- Languages
- English
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Horace John Knowles (22 July 1884 – 21 August 1954) was an author and illustrator. He is remembered mostly for magical depictions of Fairyland in his magnum opus Peeps into Fairyland, as well as for his biblical illustrations. For his first two published books, Legends from Fairyland (1908) and Norse Fairy Tales (1910), he collaborated with his brother Reginald L. Knowles' style, similar to that of his brother, has often been described as Art Nouveau.
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Horace John Knowles (1884–1954) was an illustrator, painter and writer, of British and British nationality. The illustrator was born in London. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Horace J. Knowles • Born — 22 July 1884 • Died — 21 August 1954 • Known for — Children's Literature, Fairy Stories and Bible Illustrations • Notable Works — Peeps Into Fairyland, The Bible, The Legend Of Glastonbury, The Sermon On The Mount, Countryside Treasures
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A set of biblical illustrations and maps created for the British and Foreign Bible Society's 1954 edition of the Revised Standard Version, later used in the popular New English Bible, the King James Authorised Version 400th Anniversary Edition Bible, and other bibles. • Legends From Fairyland (1908) • Norse Fairy Tales (1910) • Cowslips And Kingcups (1920) • Among The Innocents (1920) • Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (1923, unpublished) • The Land Of Goodness Knows Where (1923) • Peeps into Fairyland (1924) • The Enid Blyton Book Of Fairies (1924) • Eager Heart (1931) • A Book Of Thoughts On Courage (1932) • A Book Of Thoughts On Friendship (1932) • A Book Of Thoughts On Hope (1932) • For A Little Child Like Me (1934) • The Sermon On The Mount (1935) • The Months (1936) • The Friendly Year (1940) • The Land of Far Beyond (1942) • Mrs Nimble And Mr Bumble (1944) • Three Asiatic Legends In Rhyme (1945) • Countryside Treasures (1946) • Through The Hole In The Wall (1946) • The Legend of Glastonbury (1948) • Sea-Eagle (1952)
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Horace John Knowles is recorded as painter, illustrator and writer.
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1884
Horace John Knowles was born in 1884 at London.
1954
Horace John Knowles died in 1954.
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- 1.Lee, Holme. Legends from Fairyland. Chatto & Windus. 1907.
- 2.Dasent, Sir George Webbe. Norse Fairy Tales. S. T. Freemantle. 1910.
- 3.Bible Society. King James Authorised Version 400th Anniversary Edition Bible. xi. 2011. 9780564090648.
- 4.Stirling, John. The Bible: Authorized Version. The British & Foreign Bible Society. 1954.
- 5.Bible Society. The New English Bible. 1990. 0564002011.
- 6.Bible Society. King James Authorised Version 400th Anniversary Edition Bible. 2011. 978-0564090648.
- 7.Cole, Charlotte Druitt. Cowslips And Kingcups. Methuen. 1920.
- 8.Latham, Austin. Among The Innocents. Methuen. 1920.
- 9.Knowles, Horace J. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. Unpublished. 1923.
- 10.Pedley, Muriel. The Land Of Goodness Knows Where. George Newnes. 1923.
- 11.Knowles, Horace. Peeps into Fairyland. Thornton Butterworth. 1924.
- 12.Blyton, Enid. The Enid Blyton Book Of Fairies. Newnes. 1924.
- 13.Buckton, Alice M. Eager Heart: A Christmas Mystery Play. Elkins Mathews & Marrot Ltd. 1931.
- 14.Knowles, Horace J. A Book Of Thoughts On Courage. Elkins Mathews & Marrot Ltd. 1932.
- 15.Knowles, Horace J. A Book Of Thoughts On Friendship. Elkins Mathews & Marrot Ltd. 1932.
- 16.Knowles, Horace J. A Book Of Thoughts On Hope. Elkins Mathews & Marrot Ltd. 1932.
- 17.Stirling, John. For A Little Child Like Me. Ivor Nicholson and Watson Limited. 1934.
- 18.Knowles, Horace J. The Sermon On The Mount. Ivor Nicholson & Watson Limited. 1935.
- 19.Hunt, Leigh. The Months. London - Ivor Nicholson and Watson Ltd. 1936.
- 20.Gee, H. L. The Friendly Year. Epworth Press. 1940.
- 21.Blyton, Enid. The Land of Far Beyond. Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1942.
- 22.Uttley, Alison. Mrs Nimble And Mr Bumble. Francis James Publishing Co. 1944.
- 23.Hetherington, A. L. Three Asiatic Legends In Rhyme. Francis James Publishing Co. 1945.
- 24.Knowles, Horace J. Countryside Treasures. Francis James Publishing Co. 1946.
- 25.Rivett, Lillian. Through The Hole In The Wall. Francis James Publishing Co. 1946.
- 26.Chant, Arthur Guy. The Legend of Glastonbury. The Epworth Press. 1948.
- 27.Nelson, Raphael. Sea-Eagle. Epworth Press. 1952.
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