Faerie Collection

Edmund Spenser reading to Raleigh
Edmund Spenser reading the first part of his epic poem The Faerie Queen to Sir Walter Raleigh in Ireland

The Faerie Queene
The Queene on her throne

Fairy Flowers by Florence Mary Anderson
" Fairy Flowers by Florence Mary Anderson. " Admire me. See how gorgeous I am", from The Secret of the Flowers by Edith M Coker." 1919

Fairy Time - A seated fairy blows a dandelion head
Fairy Time - A seated fairy queen blowing the seeds off a dandelion seed head, whilst two sprites rest nearby under two toadstools Date: 1939

Knight of the Red Cross
Red Cross Knight, a fictional character, is the protagonist of Book I of The Faerie Queene (1590), an epic poem by Edmund Spenser

The British Valhalla -- Spensers Faerie Queene, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1845

Dust Jacket for A Treasury of Flower Stories by Inez N. McFee. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration

The Fairies Song - A Midsummers Nights Dream - Act II, scene 2 - Titania asleep, surrounded by her fairy train

Oberon and Titania - Silhouette by the brilliant German cutter Paul Konewka. Date: circa 1860s

A Fairy Serenade - Fairy Troubadour atop a mushroom
A Fairy Serenade - A Fairy Troubadour atop a mushroom belting out some love songs for his girl... Date: 1920s

The First Born by Mary Y. Hunter. A new Mother tenderly cradles her infant son whilst a small girl fairy whispers words of advise (or comfort?). Date: 1912

Ping Pong in Fairyland
Fairies playing ping pong on a mushroom. Date: 1902

Spenser Irish Home
Edmund Spensers home at Kilcoman Castle, Ireland where the Faerie Queene was created. It was burnt down during Tyrones rebellion, 1597. Date: 16TH CENTURY

Nursery Tale - The Fairy Fountain - Jack and Jill reach the water source at the summit of the hill - their downfall is imminent... Date: 1880

SPENSER, Edmund (1552-1599). The Faerie Queen
" SPENSER, Edmund (1552-1599). The Faerie Queen" and " The Shepheards Calendar". English edition 1617."

Fairy leaves her home amid the roots
A small fairy leaves her house set in the roots of a tree. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Gossip about Fairies 11
The Faerie Queene = poem by Edmund Spenser

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