Tale Collection (page 3)

Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard
A Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard - the legend runs that a lady buried in the vault from which the tree is growing was an atheist

Perrault in Powder and Patch - Fmaous and Familiar fairy stories in their proper guise - Bluebeard (La Barbe Bleue) - from the painting by Kay Nielsen made specially for The Illustrated London News

Lady riding side-saddle on a horse stuck in a fence during a fox hunt, 19th century. Mrs Lucy Somerville urges her horse Leotard out of the briars while Facey Romford and other huntsmen watch

Map of Drakes route round the world, 1577-1580
Map of Sir Francis Drakes route round the world, 1577-1580, in The Queens Pirate, The tale of Drakes argosy of terror, by B J Clarke, illustrated by W G Savory. Date: 16th century

Beautiful illustration showing a group of rainbow-hued fairies following a ship sailing through the clouds. c.1925

Altdorf, Switzerland - Statue of William Tell
1910

Jack and The Beanstalk by Margaret Tarrant
A scene from Jack and The Beanstalk picturing Jack and his mother standing at the bottom of the beanstalk looking up at the giant falling down the beanstalk and head first into the garden below

Martin Harvey as Sydney Carton in The Only Way, based on Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities. circa 1900s

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The God And The Bayadere
Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The God And The Bayadere (The Temple Dancer) - An Indian Legend. Date: circa 1925

Behind the ship by Florence Mary Anderson
Beautiful illustration showing a group of rainbow-hued fairies following a ship sailing through the clouds. c.1925

Martin Harvey as Sydney Carton in The Only Way, with his autograph above Date: circa 1910s

WW2 - Pilot's Wife's Tale
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Pilot's Wife's Tale, written by Esther Terry Wright, the wife of an R.A.F. pilot

Hansel And Gretel
A colourful illustration depicting the German fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. The siblings can be seen looking out from the forest, towards the Witch's house made from gingerbread

Illustration, The Tale of the Tiger Date: 1930s

Lifeboatman's tales of the sea Date: 1920

Simple Coward's Tale
A comic strip style of illustrations which tell the story of a coward who before getting into bed at night, he meticulously checks under the bed, in the wardrobe

Babes in the Wood - John Hassall
Illustration of the fairy-tale Babes in the wood. Babes in the Wood is a traditional English children's tale, as well as a popular pantomime subject

Film, Three Kings, A Tale of the Circus
British & Foreign Films, Three Kings, A Tale of the Circus, directed by Hans Steinoff Date: 1929

John Martin Harvey, English actor, in The Only Way
John Martin Harvey, English actor, as Sidney Carton in The Only Way, based on the Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities. Date: late 19th century

Illustration, Snowdrop -- The Dwarfs, when they came at evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground quite dead. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Goosegirl -- Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest. Date: 1909

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - Coloured slide with handwritten inscription - Monsieur the Marquis's coach and a dead child

ROMEO JULIET DEATH SCENE
Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terry is Juliet, Mr Vernon Steel is Romeo, in the dramatic climax to this sad tale of star- crossed lovers. Date: 16 December 1910

Puss in Boots - the Ogre - Nursery Tale
The ogre glares at Puss in Boots as he bows and scrapes before him; a platter of dead babies and a calf's head stew are on the table Date: circa 1870

ANDERSEN'S DEATH 1875
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN The fairy tale writer on his deathbed, aged 71, in his house called Rolighed, near near Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1805 - 1875

THE ANGEL TALE
The dead child in the arms of the angel

NATHAN AND DAVID
He reprimands David for the seduction of Bathsheba and the death of Uriah, telling him a fictitious tale of a robber : when David blames the robber, Nathan cries Thou art the man!

Queen Victoria Cartoon as Hermione
Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901), alias Hermione. A Shakespearean comment on the fact that Victoria has stayed too long in retirement following Albert's death; her people want to see her again

Columbus breaking the egg
Christopher Columbus breaking the egg - an apocryphal story, supposed to be his response to those who belittled his discovery of the New World. Date: 15th century

Comic postcard, Courting couple in a park at night - Telling the tale Date: 20th century

Brother Lustig
Bruder Lustig. Artists interpretation of a scene from the traditional Grimms fairy tale. Artist: Victor Thomas

Bearskin
Der Barenhauter. Artists interpretation of a scene from the traditional Grimms fairy tale. Artist: Victor Thomas

The Princess and the Swineherd
A silhouette depicting a scene from the fairy tale The Princess & the Swineherd. Artist: Anna Schirmer Date: circa 1920

The Elves and the Shoemaker
A silhouette depicting a scene from the fairy tale The Elves & the Shoemaker. Artist: Anna Schirmer Date: circa 1920

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A silhouette depicting a scene from the fairy tale Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Artist: Anna Schirmer Date: circa 1920

Snow White and Rose Red
A silhouette depicting a scene from the fairy tale Snow White & Rose Red. Artist: Anna Schirmer Date: circa 1920

What the Moon Saw
Visual interpretation of a scene from a Hans Andersons fairy tale. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: circa 1905

The Snow Queen
Visual interpretation of a scene from a Hans Andersons fairy tale. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: circa 1905

Little Snowdrop
Artists interpretation of a traditional fairy tale. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1915

John o Arnha choking a monster, beating him with a cudgel while other demons fly above and three witches stir a cauldron. The Kelpy tried we John to grapple, But Arn caught him by the thrapple

Scottish traveller dancing a jig with a violinist. I ve been throw Hollan, Spain and France, An at Vienna learn d to dance

Scottish traveller John o Arnha fighting a Kelpy or monster with a cudgel. Three witches flying on broomsticks. A stalwart monster, huge in size, Did streight frae out the river rise

Scottish traveller John o Arnha encounters a witch
Scottish traveller John o Arnha with cudgel encounters a witch flying on a broomstick. Sae fently did she wing her flight, In a twinklin she was out o sight

Street brawl between two men in a 19th century town
Street brawl between two men boxing, knocking over a woman with wheelbarrow, 19th century. Spar d neither man nor mothers Son - Yea clawed the back o Horner John

Woman in a garden scared by a bee, 1913
Woman in a garden scared by a bee. She wears a dress by Paul Poiret in blue wool crepe, with white fichu and cuffs. Petite robe de jardin par Poiret en crepe de laine bleu

A little boy called Rob poses for a photograph wearing a first prize-winning costume, which presumably is Dick Whittington, since he is carrying a black cat. Date: 1909

Jack & the beanstalk
English fairy tale from the 18th century. Jack climbing up the beanstalk to confront the wicked giant. Date: circa 1915

Illustration, Wendy sewing on Peter Pans shadow. Date: 1950s

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