The Fairy World of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

Recently the fairy pictures and books of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite have reached a new peak of popularity. Her exquisite watercolors and decorative pen-and-ink drawings places her in the "Golden Age" of English book illustration. Numerous reproductions of her art, a biographical sketch, a discussion of her influence, and a look at other illustrators in the same period are all topics covered in The Fairy World of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.