Illustrators Issue Two Update

 

We've just received our proof copies of llustrators issue 2 and I have to say it's looking for nice indeed. We've gone for a matte finish on the cover this time that really shows off the David Wright design to best effect.

 

 

 

The images above and below are from our feature on the wonderful art of Cecil Doughty who really had a feel for historical adventure, another highlight of issue two.

 

 

The copies of Illustrators 2 are currently on the high seas and the ship should dock the first week of January. All subscription copies will be mailed out within 48 hours of our receiving them.

All The Best

Dave

King Solomon's Mines

One of the upcoming titles from Book Palace Books is Adventure Stories of H. Rider Haggard, a collection of three of Haggard's most famous tales. One of the three tales that we have yet to feature here is C. L. Doughty's "King Solomon's Mines".

Doughty has just been the subject of a new book, Pages from History, which will shortly be available to buy directly from The Book Palace. Whilst this concentrates on Doughty's historical illustrations and strips, "King Solomon's Mines" is a superb example of one of his later literary adaptations. A follower in the footsteps of the classic adventure illustrators like H. M. Brock, Doughty proved himself a worthy successor when he became one of the chief adaptors of classic novels for Look and Learn in the 1970s.

The strip has been scanned from original artwork and the lettering restored for this reprint and, as a tease, here is the opening episode of the 32-page adaptation, one of the best adaptations of the story I have seen.

(* artwork © Look and Learn Ltd.)