THERSITES AS LODGER.
Hagged and squiffling he was joyous,
Wearing his responsibilities
To the likes of Achilles and Nestor
As adornments too numerous
Not to need a golden chain
From which to hang them
(Poem extract and image: Copyright: Frieda Hughes)
£2,750.00
THERSITES AS LODGER – 16x12in – 40x30cm – oil on canvas £2750
Copyright © 2022 Frieda Hughes
1986: Getting Rid of Edna (6 short stories for children) published in the U.K. by Heinemann Published in paperback in 1988 in the U.K. by Pan Books Ltd. (Young Piper edition). Re-illustrated by Scoular Anderson.
1998: Wooroloo was published in the U.S. by Harper Flamingo. In 1999 by Fremantle Arts Center Press in Australia and by Bloodaxe in the U.K., with an author-illustrated cover. Wooroloo received a special commendation from the Poetry Book Society.
2001: Stonepicker was published in 2001 by Bloodaxe in the U.K. and Fremantle Press in Australia. The author illustrated the cover. Harper Flamingo in the U.S. to publish in 2005
2002: Waxworks was published by Bloodaxe in the U.K., Harper Collins in the U.S., and Fremantle Press in Australia in February 2003. The author illustrated the cover.
2009: Stonepicker and The Book of Mirrors were published by Harper Collins in the US in May. The author illustrated the cover. (This double book includes Stonepicker, which was not previously published in the US.)
2009: The Book of Mirrors was published by Bloodaxe Books in the UK in October. The author illustrated the cover.
1986: Getting Rid of Aunt Edna, published by Harper & Row in the U.S. Illustrated by Ed Levine
1989: The Meal A Mile Long (picture book for very young children, author and illustrator) published by Simon & Schuster in the U.S., Australia, and the U.K.
1990: Waldorf and the Sleeping Granny (a novel for 10–12-yyear-olds, author and illustrator) published by Simon & Schuster in the U.K.
1992: The Thing in the Sink (7-9 year olds) published by Simon and Schuster in the U.K. Illustrated by Chris Riddell 2003: Re-issued by Hodder Children’s Books.
1994: Rent-a-Friend (7-9 year olds) published by Simon and Schuster in the U.K. Illustrated by Chris Riddell 2003: Re-issued by Hodder Children’s Books.
1997: The Tall Story (7-9 year olds), published by Macdonald Young Books in the U.K. Illustrated by Chris Riddell 2003: Re-issued by Hodder Children’s Books.
2001: Three Scary Stories (three stories for older children, illustrated by Chris Riddell), published by Harper Collins UK.
ALTERNATIVE VALUES: A Gift for Any Occasion: My illustrated poetry collection contains poems for love, marriage, life, and death and addresses some of my childhood experiences as the daughter of the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
