{"id":4618,"date":"2009-11-14T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-14T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2009\/11\/14\/master-snickups-cloak"},"modified":"2017-09-17T16:43:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T22:43:59","slug":"master-snickups-cloak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=4618","title":{"rendered":"Master Snickup’s Cloak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In roaming the blogging world I came across this great site called The hermitage<\/a>\u00a0about the lives of two artistic nomads living in Europe. Check out their site to learn more, but I would like to share one little discovery I made, a book called Master Snickup’s Cloak.<\/div>\n
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The best way for me to describe this story would be from the jacket cover :<\/div>\n
Master Snickup’s Cloak<\/em> is a Medieval moral tale animated by the spirit of Poe and Burroughs. It weaves a web of Gothic horror around a story of childhood love, tragically betrayed.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Alexander Theroux creates a pageant of characters that wittily parodies 20th century preconceptions of the Dark Ages.<\/div>\n
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Amongst these characters are the divinely beautiful but mercenary Superfecta; the money-grabbing burgher, Mijnheer van Cats; and Master Snickup himself, wanderer, ascetic and recluse.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Brian Froud’s illustrations depict in subtle colors a world teeming with tiny spirits and mutant devils. The text is set as in an antique parchment, a context that perfectly complements Theroux’s wryly humorous fable.<\/span><\/div>\n
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This book was originally going to be a christams gift for my niece, but upon reading it, I will wait a few more years before i pass it on, as I feel it’s depth and beauty would be lost on a 7 year old. It is also a 1st edition. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Thank you Rima for bringing this art into my world.<\/span><\/div>\n
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