J. J. Grandville 4 hr 30 min read

Weary of being mere flowers, the blossoms take human form, the rose, the violet, the lily made into women, in a series of exquisite illustrated fantasies.

J. J. Grandville's 1847 'The Flowers Personified' (Volume 1) is a gorgeous illustrated fantasy pairing famous flowers with allegorical tales. Whimsical, elegant, beautifully drawn. Read it for a delightful classic of illustrated fantasy, where flowers become fanciful ladies, from a master caricaturist, in French.

In its time

Published in 1847, during the 1840s, mystery, mesmerism, and the proto-scientific tale in the age of poe and gautier.

Reading it

4 hr 30 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).

Illustrated by

Maubert