The following are images from The Wonder Clock, written and illustrated by Howard Pyle, with verses before each chapter written and illustrated by his sister Katherine. Katherine Pyle, an accomplished artist and illustrator in her own right, was a student of Howard's at his school of illustration. The book, published in 1887 by Harper & Brothers, is still available in a high-quality trade paperback from Dover Publications (from which these images were taken). It can be ordered from your local bookseller.
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The ten o'clock a.m. tale, called "How the Good Gifts were used by Two," involves St. Nicholas and St. Christopher. |
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This marvelous picture illustrates the story for five o'clock a.m., "The Clever Student and the Master of Black Arts." |
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The six o'clock a.m. story, "The Princess Golden-Hair and the Great Black Raven," has the princess ultimately finding the handsome prince. |
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An example of Katherine Pyle's poetic and artistic skills, this picture is for the two o'clock p.m. story, "Peterkin and the Little Grey Hare." |
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