The Three Jovial Huntsmen Explained
The Three Jovial Huntsmen (1880) was a popular British picture book illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, engraved and printed by Edmund Evans and published by George Routledge & Sons in London. The toy book, which is a variant of the folklore song The Three Huntsmen (sometimes called the Three Jolly Huntsmen), was well-received, selling tens of thousands of copies.
The three droll equestrians featured in the book are featured [1] as the logo of the Horn Book Magazine.[2] [3] [4] In 1914, four colour pictures from the book were reproduced by Frederick Warne & Co as postcards.[5]
The story was also noted for using the word "powlert" which was not defined in either the Oxford English Dictionary or Century Dictionary.[6]
Postcards
The Three Jovial Huntsmen postcards! Card no.! Card lines! Picture| A3 | One said it was a boggart, an' another he say "Nay;It's just a ge'man-farmer, that has gone an' lost his way" | |
| A4 | One said it was a bull-calf, an' another he said "Nay;It's just a painted jackass, that has never learnt to bray." | |
| B3 | ? | ? |
| B4 | So they hunted, an' they hollo'd, till the setting of the sun;An' they'd nought to bring away at last, when th' huntin'-day was done. | |
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References
Sources
- Journals
- Cech. John. 1983–1984. Remembering Caldecott: The Three Jovial Huntsmen and the Art of the Picture Book. The Lion and the Unicorn. 7/8. 110–119. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 0147-2593 . 10.1353/uni.0.0143. 142988557 .
- Scott. Mary Augusta . April 1914. Powlert: An Unexplained Folk-Song Word. Modern Language Notes. 29. 4. 125–126. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2916082. 10.2307/2916084 .
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Randolph Caldecott Medal. admin. 1999-11-30. Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). en. 2020-03-02.
- Web site: Why is it called "The Horn Book"?. 2011. 2011-05-01. The Horn Book, Inc..
- Cech, p. 110
- Web site: The Three Jovial Huntsmen by Randolph Caldecott. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1907.. Victorian Era Children's Literature. University of South Florida Library. 1 May 2011.
- Web site: Randolph Caldecott Postcards. 15 Mar 2006. 2011-05-01. Randolph Caldecott Society UK.
- Scott, p. 125
