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[The princess and the pea.] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[The princess and the pea.] - Drawing. Public domain image.

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When a score of ewes had brought in a remarkable profit.

When a score of ewes had brought in a remarkable profit.

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Allies' fairy book: The Welsh story of "Lludd and Llevelys"

Allies' fairy book: The Welsh story of "Lludd and Llevelys"

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["The rain always made a point of setting in just as he had some outdoor work to do."]
There's an old woman dwells upon Tappington Moor.
Gulliver's travels: Gulliver is struck with fear

Gulliver's travels: Gulliver is struck with fear

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Rip van Winkle: These fairy mountains

Rip van Winkle: These fairy mountains

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Berthalda in the Black Valley."
Hey! up the chimney, lass! Hey after you!
Looking very undancey indeed. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Looking very undancey indeed. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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And there were gossips sitting there by one, by two, by three....
A grand pas de deux performed in the very first style by these two.

A grand pas de deux performed in the very first style by these two.

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The horn, at the gate of the Barbican tower, was blown with a loud twenty-trumpeter power.

The horn, at the gate of the Barbican tower, was blown with a loud twe...

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Mother Goose. A carrion crow sat on an oak

Mother Goose. A carrion crow sat on an oak

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"The knight took the beautiful girl in his arms and bore her over the narrow space where the stream had divided her little island from the shore."
They'd such very odd heads and such very odd tails.
Puss in boots. - Drawing. Public domain image.
She did not mind death, but she could not stand pinching.

She did not mind death, but she could not stand pinching.

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If Orpheus first produced the waltz.

If Orpheus first produced the waltz.

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Front Cover - Public domain dedication image
For years he had been quietly filling his stocking.

For years he had been quietly filling his stocking.

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["Blow, blow, little breeze, And Conrad's hat seize."]
"A beautiful little girl clad in rich garments stood there on the threshold smiling."
He saw by the moonlight momentarily unveiled, a little island encircled by the flood ; and there under the branches of the overhanging trees was Undine."
Undine outside the window." - Drawing. Public domain image.
And on the Tawny Sands and Shelves/Trip the pert Fairies and the dapper Elves.

And on the Tawny Sands and Shelves/Trip the pert Fairies and the dappe...

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He could see Undine beneath the crystal vault."

He could see Undine beneath the crystal vault."

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Old Mr. Salford was a crab-apple of an old gentleman who wandered all day in the Gardens.

Old Mr. Salford was a crab-apple of an old gentleman who wandered all ...

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A chrysanthemum heard her, and said pointedly, "Hoity-toity, what is this?"
"'Little niece,' said Kühleborn, 'forget not that I am here with thee as a guide.'"
Aesop's Fables. King Log - Public domain scenic drawing

Aesop's Fables. King Log - Public domain scenic drawing

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Fairies are all more or less in hiding until dusk.
Marvellous tales of haunted fields,  and haunted brooks, and haunted  houses
The wolf disguised as grandmother
Jack and Jill." Nursery rhymes for children.

Jack and Jill." Nursery rhymes for children.

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Dickens' Christmas carol: Scrooge dreams

Dickens' Christmas carol: Scrooge dreams

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["Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest."]

["Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest."]

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Witches and warlocks, ghosts, goblins and ghouls

Witches and warlocks, ghosts, goblins and ghouls

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Midsummer-night's dream. Act. 3. scene 1. "O monstrous! O strange! we are haunted ..."

Midsummer-night's dream. Act. 3. scene 1. "O monstrous! O strange! we ...

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Cinderella: Design for cover of Cinderella

Cinderella: Design for cover of Cinderella

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The sleeping beauty: Frontispiece

The sleeping beauty: Frontispiece

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Back Cover - Public domain dedication image
Peter Pan is the fairies' orchestra.

Peter Pan is the fairies' orchestra.

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Little Thumbling and his brothers find their way home

Little Thumbling and his brothers find their way home

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The frog prince. - Drawing. Public domain image.
The Duchess shed tears large as marrow-fat peas.

The Duchess shed tears large as marrow-fat peas.

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Bid the bandy-legg'd sexton go run for the May'r!
Inside Front Cover - Drawing. Public domain image.

Inside Front Cover - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Grimm's Little brother & little sister. "Instantly they lay still ..."

Grimm's Little brother & little sister. "Instantly they lay still ..."

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Sir Thomas, her Lord, was stout of limb.

Sir Thomas, her Lord, was stout of limb.

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He bounced up and down, and so fearful a frown contracted his brow, you'd have thought he'd been blind.

He bounced up and down, and so fearful a frown contracted his brow, yo...

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["They crowed round him, eyeing him from head to foot with great curiosity."]

["They crowed round him, eyeing him from head to foot with great curio...

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Bursting forth like a legion of young imps

Bursting forth like a legion of young imps

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That little jackdaw hops off with the ring!
Title Page, title page

Title Page, title page

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At length they all pointed their stained fingers at me."
Grimm's fairy tales: The young count and the fishes

Grimm's fairy tales: The young count and the fishes

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Ophelia; from Rackham's Illustrations to Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare [Hamlet]

Ophelia; from Rackham's Illustrations to Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare...

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Irish fairy tales: Filled with savagery and terror

Irish fairy tales: Filled with savagery and terror

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The Kensington Gardens are in London, where the King lives.
After this the birds said that they would help him no more in his mad enterprise.

After this the birds said that they would help him no more in his mad ...

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He rescued a maid from the Dey of Algiers.

He rescued a maid from the Dey of Algiers.

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Wandering about and "boo-hoo"-ing.
The two Misses Tickler of Clapham Rise!
Jack the Giant-Killer. - A drawing of a man and a woman in front of a hut

Jack the Giant-Killer. - A drawing of a man and a woman in front of a ...

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These stiles sadly bothered Odille.
Into the bottomless pit he fell slap.
The Ingoldsby legends or mirth & marvels.

The Ingoldsby legends or mirth & marvels.

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Allies' fairy book: The Scottish story of "The Battle of the Birds"

Allies' fairy book: The Scottish story of "The Battle of the Birds"

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Sauntering along in the twilight
What, indeed, could she do?

What, indeed, could she do?

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If anyone lied, or if anyone swore.

If anyone lied, or if anyone swore.

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Irish fairy tales: The Carl of the drab coat

Irish fairy tales: The Carl of the drab coat

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Building the house for Maimie.

Building the house for Maimie.

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["He took his place once more on the bench at the inn-door"]

["He took his place once more on the bench at the inn-door"]

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Jack sneaks into the giant's house
He hated it like poison.
He held up the gold piece, crying at each leap of his, 'False gold! false coin! false coin!'"
Heedless of grammar they all cried, "That's him."
Bertalda" - A drawing of a woman standing on a balcony
Ring a ring o' roses. Nursery rhymes for children.

Ring a ring o' roses. Nursery rhymes for children.

Public domain scan - 17th-century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cataloger's Notes Art print

Cataloger's Notes Art print

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Contents Art print

Contents Art print

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Peter Pan. "My Lord Duke ..." - Public domain print

Peter Pan. "My Lord Duke ..." - Public domain print

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"'She hath a mark, like a violet, between her shoulders, and another like it on the instep of her left foot.'"

"'She hath a mark, like a violet, between her shoulders, and another l...

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The little man had seated himself in the centre of the circle upon the large skull

The little man had seated himself in the centre of the circle upon the...

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Mother Goose. Nursery rhymes for children.

Mother Goose. Nursery rhymes for children.

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The Ingoldsby legends. The dead drummer

The Ingoldsby legends. The dead drummer

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Milton's "Comus": Sabrina rises

Milton's "Comus": Sabrina rises

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Allies' fairy book: Jack the Giant Killer in the castle of the Welsh Giant

Allies' fairy book: Jack the Giant Killer in the castle of the Welsh G...

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Cinderella: Two drawings for Cinderella

Cinderella: Two drawings for Cinderella

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Inside Back Cover - Drawing. Public domain image.

Inside Back Cover - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Put his strange case before old Solomon Caw.
These tricky fairies sometimes change the board on a ball night.
["He reiterated his visits to the flagon so often that at lenght his senses were overpowered...."]

["He reiterated his visits to the flagon so often that at lenght his s...

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The spectre of Tappington.

The spectre of Tappington.

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Around, and around, and around they go.
They can't find the ring!
The moment her shadowy form met his view he...made one grasshopper spring to the door--and was gone!

The moment her shadowy form met his view he...made one grasshopper spr...

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And the maids cried "good gracious, how very tenacious!"

And the maids cried "good gracious, how very tenacious!"

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