The Book of Dragons Author:Michael Hague For thousands of years, the legendary dragon has inspired awe and wonder in cultures the world over. Fearsome in strength, ferocious in appetite, yet majestic in bearing, this fabulous beast has long been a favorite subject of artists and storytellers. — Now Michael Hague, one of America's most belovedparnters of fantasy, boldly captures seve... more »nteen classic dragon tales, armed only with the magic of his paintbrush. Here beside the heroics of Perseus, St. George, and Sigurd are the adventures of the girl who slew a dragon and became queen of China, as well as the dazzling comic twists of Kenneth Grahame's "The Reluctant Dragon" and E. Nesbit's "The Dragon Tamers." Here too are such magical authors as J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Italo Calvino.
The mythical dragon will be very real indeed for all who read these enchanting tales and pore over the twenty fullcolor and sixteen black-and-white illustrations. Michael Hague's art has never breathed more fire.
The dragon and the enchanted filly / retold by Italo Calvino --
The adventures of Eustace / by C.S. Lewis --
Perseus and Andromeda / Padraic Colum --
The reluctant dragon / by Kenneth Grahame --
The flower queen's daughter / retold by Andrew Lan --
Li Chi slays the serpent / by Kan pao --
Bilbo Baggins and Smaug / by J.R.R. Tolkien --
Uncle Lubin and the dragon / by W., Heath Robinson --
The deliverers of their country / by E. Nesbit --
The devil and his grandmother / by the Brothers Grimm --
Sigurd and Fafnir / retold by Andrew Lang --
The story of Wang Li / by Elizabeth Coatsworth --
St. George and the dragon / retold by William H.G. Kingston --