The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Item
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, retold by Arthur Ransome ; pictures by Uri Shulevitz. n.d. The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. Illustration Research Archive, Re-Drawn: Pictures, Plots & Portrayals from Special Collections, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/redrawn/item/48032
- Descriptive Title
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
- Item Description
- In this Ukrainian folktale, whoever constructs a flying ship will marry the tsar's daughter. A peasant boy foolishly decides to try, and meets a nutty cast of characters.
- Repository
- Illustration Research Archive
- Site pages
- The Stories that Shape Us by Sarah Hawkes
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, retold by Arthur Ransome ; pictures by Uri Shulevitz. n.d. The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. Illustration Research Archive, Re-Drawn: Pictures, Plots & Portrayals from Special Collections, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/redrawn/item/48032