Hilda Boswell's Treasury of Children's Stories: A New Anthology of Stories for the Young

by Hilda Boswell (Illustrator)

Hilda Boswell picked and illustrated various famous stories -- or part of them -- for children, hoping they will be remembered forever.

Among others, you can find: “The Story of Fairyfoot” by Frances Browne (from Granny’s Wonderful Chair), “Lucy in Narnia” CS Lewis, part of Chronicles of the Narnia, “Tom” by Charles Kingsley (from Water Babies), “The Substitute” by E.B. White (part of the Stuart Little story), “The Road to Dover” by Charles Dickens (part of the story of David Copperfield), “Through the Fire” by Mary de Morgan, “The Snow Child” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, as well as “The Selfish Giant” by Oscar Wilde.

Genres: Childrens, Classics

127 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Hilda Boswell (1903-1976) was a British illustrator and writer of children’s books.

She studied at Hornsey School of Art and the Regent Street Polytechnic. In the 1930s, she illustrated comics for Amalgamated Press, before moving into illustrating and writing children's books from the 1940s.

She is well-known for illustrating Enid Blyton's 'flower' and 'holiday' books in the 1940s and 1950s, an edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses, and her own treasuries.

Her preferred medium was watercolour, and she was influenced by Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway and Arthur Rackham.

Reviews

[Dina Begum]

I bought the Indonesian version of this book when I was in elementary school. I saved my pocket money just to bring this book home from a bookstore. I couldn't read enough of it. I lived from one story to another. The pictures are beautiful, too.
I still keep it after all this years and my daughter (who is 17 now) loves it, too.

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[Jennifer]

I STILL read these fairy tales sometimes when I can't sleep. My all time favorite is "Through the Fire."

[Sinar]

One of a kind!! I love the pictures (by Mrs. Hilda Boswell) and the stories (various authors). In fact, this book was my inspiration when (my parents) found out my painting talents. A wonderful bed-time story to share with your kids:)

[Marchpane]

My favourite childhood storybook.

[J. Frank]

Few books have influenced me as much as this one. It's not just the fantastic collection of little-known stories, it's the illustrations that live and breathe! This book inspired hours of play as a child, and as an adult, the images are some of my greatest inspiration. Ethereal and enchanting, with stories of real heart, this book is one of the greatest gifts of imagination. I LOVE IT (in case I wasn't being clear enough).

[Priscilla Soe]

My favorite children's story book of all time. I got this book when I was 5 years old and I love it. The whole book is filled with amazing illustrations and stories you won't find anywhere. I lost it due to specific reason and sadly I can't find another copy. It's been years and I hope they decide to reprint it again.

[Juliana]

Buku dongeng dari jaman SD. Gue suka banget buku ini. Isinya terdiri dari kumpulan cerita anak-anak yang diilustrasi dengan sangat bagus oleh Hilda Boswell. Ga bosen-bosen bacanya dan bikin gue penasaran pengen baca cerita lengkapnya seperti apa (karena sebagian cerita dalam buku merupakan penggalan dari cerita yang lebih panjang), misalnya “Kisah si Kaki Peri” karya Frances Browne (dari Kursi Ajaib Nenek). Buku ini bisa dibilang salah satu harta karun gue yang masih terus terjaga dengan baik. My precious. ;)

[Fairlita]

First impression does count!

Buku pertama (seingatku) yang dibelikan oleh orangtuaku, juga yang pertama yang aku baca sendirian. Aku masih ingat, saking sayangnya pada buku ini, setiap hari kubawa ke sekolah (meskipun lumayan berat untuk anak kelas 2 SD!) supaya tidak dibaca oleh kakak lelakiku yang badung! Takut lecek! :-D

Sampai sekarang, ini masih buku kumpulan cerita yang paling indah buatku.

[astried]

I thought we've lost this years ago!?!?

I must've read this hundreds of times

4stars

[Gonturan]

Another fond favorite from my childhood that my Dad bought for me and my sisters. I remember so many long evenings of being sprawled out on our rug at home reading the fairytales in this book from cover to cover, but even more delightful were the absolutely gorgeous illustrations.
We lost this book somehow and even before it was lost, the cover ripped off and disappeared somewhere. Our copy was much loved and I keep meaning to buy another copy, but I think it is rather expensive--I saw a copy for 50 dollars somewhere online once and didn't want to part with the money at the time. Making a mental note to obtain a copy. I remember my favorite story in here was the one about the Fire Princess. I can't remember if that was exactly what it was called but those gorgeous illustrations are still a vivid part of my imagination.

[Jana Siratranont Lemaitre]

My favorite children's book ever. I had this growing up and relived the magic of every story over and over again each time I re-read it. I have this copy in Vigan but I can't find it anymore but will try to find it online

[Farsha Bila]

I read the Indonesian version of this book; this was initially my mother's childhood book! I love everything, the illustrations, the unique stories. This is not your traditional princess-y fairy tale book. A must read, whether you are a child or an adult.

[SBC]

I was happy to find a copy of this book at a local charity store. Hilda Boswell's Treasury of Poetry was one of my favourite childhood books, but I didn't learn until recently that there were other treasuries of hers I could add to my collection.

[Susanna Grant]

this book was magnificent, loved the pictures, loved everything about this book, very, very dear to me to this day, spent many lovely hours reading and re-reading the stories and poems

[Laurel]

A childhood favourite.

[Lottie Caldwell]

Beautifully illustrated book from my childhood.

[Naomi Jayalaksana]

The most beautiful children story I've read in my life.

My mom bought me the book when I was still 8 years old. But my schoolmate borrowed it and never returned it back to me. I love the book, and has tried to buy one from Amazon, but couldn't because they refused to ship it to Indonesia...=(

Update: after tens of year of waiting, I finally cradled the book in my arms...Thank you boy friend! ^_^

[Sasyika Arini]

I received this book in Indonesian translation as a birthday present from my aunt when I was 8 years old in the early '80s. I love this book so much, I always keep it in a safe place. And I still have it now :)

[Laura]

Childhood memories :)

[Lila Laura]

i love it

[Kim (magicsandwiches) Lawyer]

The most beautifully illustrated book of stories I've ever read.

[Wulan Smile]

read over n over again