tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post2109482895158812327..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: Treasure Island and N.C. Wyeth loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-60114317982568172752016-02-21T09:20:13.465-08:002016-02-21T09:20:13.465-08:00Thanks, CQ!Thanks, CQ!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-88265048187277676742016-02-20T03:52:59.785-08:002016-02-20T03:52:59.785-08:00I read Treasure Island as a child and again last y...I read Treasure Island as a child and again last year; it was still a hugely enjoyable read and now my ten-year-old grandson loves it too! Wyeth's painting really brings back the scared excitement of reading it as a young boy!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-24035989990690103482016-02-16T12:15:45.171-08:002016-02-16T12:15:45.171-08:00Good to see you blogging again!Good to see you blogging again!cquinn819https://www.blogger.com/profile/13848102393654731655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-18228282367357113632016-02-02T17:09:07.211-08:002016-02-02T17:09:07.211-08:00Try Amazon. I think they have the book with the W...Try Amazon. I think they have the book with the Wyeth illustrations. It makes such magical reading.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-11966274053507899002016-02-02T16:43:18.712-08:002016-02-02T16:43:18.712-08:00I love Treasure Island. Everything I've read b...I love Treasure Island. Everything I've read by Stevenson I've read I've enjoyed. His stories are remarkable.<br />I am sad I don't have a copy with Wyeth's artwork. It would only add to the story. I will have to look around for a copy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-83924816259793693792016-01-26T08:47:25.367-08:002016-01-26T08:47:25.367-08:00These old books like Treasure Island still hold ma...These old books like Treasure Island still hold magic for me. I guess you have to be of a certain age because it is now Star Wars and Harry Potter. But the image is still important. Thank you all for commenting. loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-52620936038617164892016-01-26T03:55:06.784-08:002016-01-26T03:55:06.784-08:00Hi Nat - what an amazing picture ... you can see t...Hi Nat - what an amazing picture ... you can see the menace of Pew - he may be blind, but he holds power in his hands ... I didn't know Stevenson was a painter as well. I loved seeing this ...incredible composition ... another book I need to get out and read.<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-67706340767854411832016-01-25T23:12:01.080-08:002016-01-25T23:12:01.080-08:00I loved Treasure Island as a child and was terrifi...I loved Treasure Island as a child and was terrified of Blind Pew (more so than of Long John Silver). The illustrations for the book surely answer the question you posed previously - N.C.Wyeth was an accomplished artist! <a href="http://pempispalace.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace</a>SENCO Cat Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026889857534425125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-52924442412872276792016-01-25T18:59:26.487-08:002016-01-25T18:59:26.487-08:00That is a fantastic picture. I don't remember ...That is a fantastic picture. I don't remember the character (long time since I read the book) but I do love the painting.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-41131223465296581842016-01-25T18:59:09.834-08:002016-01-25T18:59:09.834-08:00I've never read the book but this is a famous ...I've never read the book but this is a famous illustration for sure. I've seen it quite a few times.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com