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528: 114: 105:(1869–1942) was a prominent and prolific Scottish graphic artist and illustrator of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is best known for his illustrations of children's books and fantasy literature. "His work...has a lively, imaginative charm and a distinctive sense of design." 919: 569: 195:(1928). Millar was a noted collector of Eastern art and exotic and ancient weapons; he employed his interest and knowledge in these areas in his artwork. 1007: 987: 562: 129:, Millar first pursued civil engineering before deciding upon an artistic career. He then studied at the Wolverhampton Art School and the 555: 992: 126: 66: 522: 982: 31: 17: 113: 831: 695: 857: 852: 411: 407: 396: 481: 447: 337: 785: 610: 755: 130: 94: 961: 675: 645: 590: 403: 343: 207: 184:, and has been called "the most sympathetic and perhaps the most talented of her illustrators." 790: 775: 720: 600: 547: 518: 331: 289: 264: 173: 745: 640: 1002: 997: 956: 883: 795: 765: 635: 319: 313: 243: 187:
Apart from fantasy and children's books, Millar drew pictures for works like Kate Lawson's
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Treasure Seekers and Borrowers: Children's Books in Britain, 1900–1960
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and established his career as a magazine illustrator with
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List of 19th-century British children's literature titles
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A partial list of the books Millar illustrated includes:
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Harold Millar
Harold Miller
Thornhill
Children's Literature

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire
Birmingham School of Art
Punch
Strand Magazine
Arthur Quiller-Couch
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rudyard Kipling
E. Nesbit
George Eliot
Scenes of Clerical Life
H. Rider Haggard
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tanglewood Tales
Howard Angus Kennedy
Kim
Puck of Pook's Hill
Captain Marryat
The Phantom Ship
Mrs. Molesworth
James Morier
The Enchanted Castle
Five Children and It
The House of Arden
The Magic City
The Phoenix and the Carpet

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