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Little Muck

Oct 8, 2016Posted in LivresTagged aquarelle, dessin, drawing, illustration, illustrazione, the little Muck, watercolor, Wilhelm HauffLeave a comment

piccolo-muk Gayly he wandered, the whole day, for he had set out to seek his fortune: if he saw upon the ground a potsherd shining in the sunlight, he took care to pick it up, in the belief that he could change it into a diamond of the first water; if he saw in the distance the cupola of a Mosque sparkling like fire, or the sea glittering like a mirror, he would hasten up, fully persuaded that he had arrived at fairy-land. But ah! these phantoms vanished as he approached, and too soon fatigue, and his stomach gnawed by hunger, convinced him that he was still in the land of mortals.

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At the old house

Aug 20, 2016Aug 21, 2016Posted in LivresTagged aquarelle, Balsora, children literature, dessin, drawing, fairy tales, illustration, THE HISTORY OF THE SPECTRE SHIP, watercolor, Wilhelm Hauff2 Comments

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I there inquired for a wise and intelligent man, at the same time giving the landlord to understand that I would like to have one tolerably conversant with magic. He conducted me to an unsightly house in a remote street, knocked thereat, and one let me in with the injunction that I should ask only for Muley.
In the house, came to me a little old man with grizzled beard and a long nose, to demand my business. I told him I was in search of the wise Muley (…)

The History of the Spectre Ship

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Der Zwerg Nase, Wilhelm Hauff

Mar 18, 2015Nov 15, 2015Posted in images, LivresTagged aquarelle, Der Zwerg Nase, fairy tales, illustration, illustrazione, Le Nain Long-Nez, THE DWARF NOSEY, watercolor, Wilhelm HauffLeave a comment

She went so slowly that it was three quarters of an hour before she reached a remote part of the city, and finally stopped before a tumble-down house. Then she drew a rusty old hook from her pocket, and inserted it skillfully into a small hole in the door, which sprung open with a bang.