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F. D. Bedford

Author,Illustrator

(1864 - 1954)

F. D. Bedford

Francis Donkin Bedford, also known as F. D. Bedford, was a British artist and illustrator.

His most famous works include illustrations for:

  • A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1897)
  • The Books of Shops (1899)
  • Four and Twenty Toilers (1900)
  • The Visit to London (1902)
  • Peter and Wendy (1911)
  • The Magic Fishbone (1921)
  • A Christmas Carol (1923)
  • The Cricket on the Hearth (1927)

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Bibliography

Anne’s Terrible Good Nature (1908)

A collection of short stories. Only the endpapers and cover are by F. D. Bedford. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): E. V. Lucas
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Arthur H. Buckland

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Another Book of Verses for Children (1907)

Classic and traditional poems spanning Christmas, the Year, Birds, Dogs, Horses, the Sea, and Bedtime. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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At the Back of the North Wind (1924)

The son of a poor coachman is swept away by a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair.

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Battle of Life (1899)

One of Charles Dickens’ Christmas books, this is a story of love and self-sacrifice set in a rural village.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Battle of the Frogs and Mice (1894)

Mock heroics from the ancient Greek. The attribution to Homer is doubted by some. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Homer
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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Billy Barnicoat (1922)

Billy is the sole survivor of a Spanish ship that is wrecked off the coast of Cornwall. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Greville MacDonald
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1897)

Forty-one nursery rhymes with colored illustrations engraved on wood. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): F. D. Bedford
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1985)

A collection of nursery rhymes, here in a later reprint. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mother Goose
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Book of Shops (1899)

Verses and pictures of shops of all kinds. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Edward Verrall Lucas
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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A Book of Verses for Children (1897)

A collection of poetry for children - best read aloud. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Edward Verrall Lucas
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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Buckinghamshire (1903)

A “Little Guide” to the English county. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): E. S. Roscoe
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Chimes: A Goblin Story (1899)

The goblins ringing the chimes show Trotty a dystopian future -- he wakes determined to do what he can to make things better. This Christmas story followed the successful A Christmas Carol.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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A Christmas Carol (1899)

The classic story of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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A Christmas Carol (1923)

The classic story of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge. This abridged edition has more illustrations than the 1899 edition.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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Count Billy (1928)

Young Billy makes good his claim to lands and castles in Spain, but renounces them to win back his self-respect and the love of his friends in Cornwall.

Author(s): Greville MacDonald
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Cricket on the Hearth (1899)

This, the most popular of Dickens’ Christmas books, tells a domestic story of the Peerybingle family and their friends.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Cricket on the Hearth (1927)

This, the most popular of Dickens’ Christmas books, tells a domestic story of the Peerybingle family and their friends. This edition has many more illustrations than the 1899 edition.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Cricket on the Hearth (1927)

This, the most popular of Dickens’ Christmas books, tells a domestic story of the Peerybingle family and their friends. This edition has many more illustrations than the 1899 edition.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Deserts of Southern France (1894)

A travel book on Southern France covering a region that for many hundred years belonged to England. It is in two volumes. Read for free online at HathiTrust: Volume I, Volume II.

Author(s): S. Baring-Gould
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
S. Hutton
Et al

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Forgotten Tales of Long Ago (1906)

Twenty short stories, many by anonymous authors. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Jacob Abbott
Anonymous
Charles Dickens
Maria Edgeworth
Peter Parley
Et al
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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