William Gordon Mein (4 April 1868 - 1939) was a British book illustrator who flourished in the late 19th to early 20th century. He lived in London from around the turn of the century.
Mein married Frances Elizabeth Sinclair in December 1902, in Berwick, and they settled in Fulham, London. In the 1911 Census he was living at 18 Rostrevor Mans Rd. Fulham and his occupation is listed as artist and Art Chronicle editor. He is known in particular for illustrating works of fairy tale and fantasy and also specialised in boys' stories. He provided woodcut illustrations for The Roadmender by Michael Fairless (1903), which went through many editions.[4]
He died in London in 1939.
Selected works illustrated by Mein
Michael Fairless (Margaret Barber) The Roadmender, Duckworth & Company, London, 1903.
D.L A. Jephson, A Fragment, R. J. Everett & Sons, London, 1903.
Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull (pseud. Guy Thorne) From the Book Beautiful: Being Some Old Lights Relit, Greening & Co., London,1903.
The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer: An Old Story Retold, Greening & Co., London, 1902.
will, mein, william, gordon, mein, april, 1868, 1939, british, book, illustrator, flourished, late, 19th, early, 20th, century, lived, london, from, around, turn, century, bornwilliam, gordon, mein, 1868, april, 1868kelso, scotlanddied1939, aged, londonnationa. William Gordon Mein 4 April 1868 1939 was a British book illustrator who flourished in the late 19th to early 20th century He lived in London from around the turn of the century Will G MeinBornWilliam Gordon Mein 1868 04 04 April 4 1868Kelso ScotlandDied1939 aged 70 71 LondonNationalityBritishOccupationIllustratorSpouseFrances Elizabeth Sinclair Contents 1 Life and works 2 Selected works illustrated by Mein 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife and works EditMein was born in Kelso Roxburgh Scotland His painting On the Tweed Near Berwick was exhibited by the Royal Scottish Academy in 1898 but he is known primarily for his illustrations 1 His drawings were published in The Dome periodical with contemporary artists Laurence Housman and Frank Mura 2 He was engaged by publisher Andrew Melrose to illustrate W E Cule s fairy tale Mabel s Prince Wonderful 1899 his first major book illustration commission 3 Around the same time the Decadent publisher Leonard Smithers commissioned him to illustrate Nigel Tourneur s Hidden Witchery Mein married Frances Elizabeth Sinclair in December 1902 in Berwick and they settled in Fulham London In the 1911 Census he was living at 18 Rostrevor Mans Rd Fulham and his occupation is listed as artist and Art Chronicle editor He is known in particular for illustrating works of fairy tale and fantasy and also specialised in boys stories He provided woodcut illustrations for The Roadmender by Michael Fairless 1903 which went through many editions 4 He died in London in 1939 Selected works illustrated by Mein EditMichael Fairless Margaret Barber The Roadmender Duckworth amp Company London 1903 D L A Jephson A Fragment R J Everett amp Sons London 1903 Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull pseud Guy Thorne From the Book Beautiful Being Some Old Lights Relit Greening amp Co London 1903 The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer An Old Story Retold Greening amp Co London 1902 Nigel Tourneur Hidden Witchery Leonard Smithers London 1898 Percy Izzard Homeland A Year of Country Days John Richmond London 1918 Irene Osgood trans The Indelicate Duellist Adapted from the French of Charles Leroy John Richmond London 1914 Where Pharaoh Dreams Being the Impressions of a Woman of Moods in Egypt John Richmond London 1914 W E Cule Mabel s Prince Wonderful or A Trip to Storyland E W amp R Chambers Edinburgh amp London 1899 Christies Deas Pan o the Pipes Eight Fairy Tales A Walker amp Son Galashiels 1915 Clement Scott Some Notable Hamlets of the Present Time Greening amp Co London 1900 H L Havell Stories from Thucydides Harrap 1909 James Eaton The Worship of It and Other Fancies Grant Richards London 1915 James Baldwin The Story of Roland and the Peers of Charlemagne George G Harrap amp Co 1917 Regina Miriam Bloch The Book of Strange Loves London 1918See also EditPortal Children s literatureReferences Edit The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting Sculpture and Architecture Issue 72 The Royal Scottish Academy 1898 1 The Dome Unicorn Press 1899 Publishers Circular and Booksellers Record of British and Foreign Literature Volume 71 Sampson Low Marston amp Co 1899 2 New York Times Sunday August 15 2010 The Publishers Plans of Some of Them Forthcoming New Books 3 External links EditWorks by Will G Mein at Project Gutenberg Nigel Tourneur Hidden Witchery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Will G Mein amp oldid 1083987523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
