Florence Susan Harrison (1877–1955) was an Australian illustrator of poetry and children's books in

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styles. Many of her books were published by

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. She illustrated books by Pre-Raphaelite circle poets

Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romanticism, romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well k ...

William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditiona ...

and Sir

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. Harrison has often been confused with Emma Florence Harrison, an English artist who exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1887.

Biography

Florence Harrison was born in

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, Australia, in 1877 to Lucy and Norwood Harrison. From 1922, she lived in the

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area. Around 1940 she moved to

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, England, to live with her cousin Isobel. She remained there until her death in 1955.

Books

Early poems of William Morris - Florence Harrison illustration at page 161

*"Rhymes and Reasons" 1905 *"The Rhyme of a Run" 1907 *"Rhyme of a Farm" *"In the Fairy Ring" 1908 *"Goblin Market, and other Poems" by Christina Rossetti 1910 *"Guinevere and other poems" by Alfred Tennyson 1912 *"Elfin Song" 1912 *"Early Poems" by William Morris 1914 *"Three Silver Pennies by Dorothy King 1914 *"Tales in Rhyme and Colour" (re-packaged edition of Rhyme of a Run) 1916 *"Tinkler Johnny" by A. Herbertson 1916 *"Poems" by Samuel Ferguson 1916 *"The Man in the Moon" (re-packaged last 5 stories from In the Fairy Ring) 1917 *"The Pixy Book" (re-packaged first 4 stories from In the Fairy Ring) 1917–1918 *"The House of Bricks" by Agnes Grozier Herbertson 1918 *"Godmother's Garden" by Netta Syrett 1918 *"Blackie's Children's Diary" 1921 *"Beautiful Poems" series of shorter versions (8 color plates each) of older works published in 1923 by Black: *"The Fairy Kites" by Ethel K. Crawford 1927 *"Mopsa the Fairy" by Jean Ingelow 1932 *"The Magic Duck and Other Stories" by Dorothy King 1939 Other works attributed to her but probably done by Emma Florence Harrison or another artist with the same name: *"Light of Love" published by Arthur L. Humphreys 1908 *A series of Fairy Postcards printed by Vivian Mansell & Co. Ltd. 1932

References

External links

Illustrations from Elfin SongIllustrations from Christina Rossetti's Poems
1955 deaths 1877 births Australian expatriates in England Australian illustrators Pre-Raphaelite illustrators {{illustrator-stub