author
Honor C. Appleton
1879–1951
Known for delicate watercolors filled with charm and childlike wonder, Honor C. Appleton brought fairy tales, nursery stories, and classic poems to life for generations of young readers. Her illustrations appeared in more than 150 children’s books, including The Children’s Alice and William Blake’s Songs of Innocence.
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Dumpy proverbs
by Honor C. Appleton
About the author
Honor Charlotte Appleton was a British artist and illustrator born in Brighton in 1879. She studied at the South Kensington Schools, Frank Calderon’s School of Animal Painting, and the Royal Academy Schools, developing a delicate watercolor style influenced by artists such as Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, and W. Heath Robinson.
Appleton began publishing illustrated books with The Bad Mrs Ginger in 1902 and later illustrated fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault, William Blake’s Songs of Innocence, and a popular series of Josephine books featuring a family of dolls. She illustrated more than 150 books during her career and lived for much of her life in nearby Hove before her death in 1951.