User blog:LordTBT/Redwall Collectors Community: Czech Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales
Back in 2015, we reviewed the Czech edition of Redwall.
Seven years onward, and we've always thought the cover artwork for the Czech Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales ("Sedm strašidelných příběhů" - translated "Seven Scary Stories") by Luděk Bárta was riveting and perhaps a bit macabre. But there are two different hardcover editions, with slightly different publisher text. Of course, we had to get both to compare.
The edition with the white cover text was published first, in 1995. Pavel Dufek translated the text, however a portion of the original English language content is missing from this edition. Before each short story begins, Brian Jacques wrote a series of verses, or a poem, prefacing the narrative. These poems do not appear in the book.
However, Sedm strašidelných příběhů features fantastic and frightening black-and-white illustrations from the cover artist, Luděk Bárta. In several cases, these are full-page illustrations. The book contains 144 pages overall.
The edition with the yellow cover text was published in 2012, 17 years after the first book. It seems that Albatros, the publisher, located someone to tackle those missing poems, Petr Elias. It includes the exact same illustrations by Bárta, and comes in at 160 pages.
Enjoy some of Bárta's artwork below.
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