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Moonlight by Frank RogersA young girl kneels as a group of elves, pixies, fairies and imps dance in a circle around her. Date: 1920s
Fairyland Fancies -- a little girl gazes into the fire, seeing imaginary figures of fairies, witches and goblins. late 19th century
Fairies, Kensington GdnsThe fairies are exquisite dancers... Date: First published: 1904
Fairy casting a magic spellFantasy scene of a fairy casting a magic spell with her wand over a clump of buttercups as a Peacock Butterfly flaps serenely past
Cinderella ChangesHer Fairy Godmother turns a pumpkin into a coach, and Cinders kitchen dress into a sumptuous gown
Little Red Riding HoodThe wicked wolf disguises himself as Red Riding Hoods grandmother and asks her to get into bed with him
Cinderella & PrinceThe Prince is charmed by this unknown beauty and offers her gifts of fruit. He hardly acknowledges the presence of the other ladies at the ball
Grimm / Hans the HedgehogThe king makes a promise to Hans the hedgehog
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White makes herself useful in the home of the Seven Dwarfs
Fairy Glen, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales. Date: circa 1910s
Fairy lantern, Calochortus albus (Cyclobothra alba). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe
Hans Andersens Fairy TalesFairy tale illustration from Ole Lukole the Dustman. Date: circa 1930
Rostrevor - a view of the stone arched bridge over the river near the Fairy Glen, there are buildings to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Rostrevor). Date: circa early 1900s
Pucks Castle and Fairy Thorn, Shankill, Co. Dublin - a view of a derelict castle and fairy thorn to the right. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Dublin: Shankill). Date: circa early 1900s
Little girl watching a fairy, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s
And there were strings of fairies hanging from the stars (I stood against the window). 1922
Elder-Tree MotherThe mother is covered all over with elder-flowers
The Tinder Box (Clarke)Illustration to the tale by Hans Andersen
Sleeping Beauty - 5Beauty comes upon the old woman spinning in an upstairs chamber of the palace. The cat and the crow should be a warning to her that the old woman is a witch
Library attendant
At Midnights StrokeMidnight strikes, and Cinderella flies from the ball
Rackham / Cinderella / G maCinderella with her fairy godmother about to get into the carriage which was once a pumpkin
Maid Maleen / RackhamThey find the castle in ruins (GRIMM)
BOX SELLERBand Boxes. A box seller passes Benjamin Tabarts Juvenile Library on Bond Street, London. Tabart was an early seller of fairy tales & nursery stories for children
Match Girl (Hey) 1921The little match girl, dead of cold, is carried by an angel to heaven, where it is warmer without going to the extreme of the other place
The Owl (Grimm)Opening illustration to the story of the Owl
Red Riding Hood PhotoLitte Red Riding Hood with her basket of goodies knocks on her grandmothers door
Fairies Dancing in RingFairies dance in the moonlight
Prince CheriZelie and the fairy Candide
Jack Climbing StalkJack, having grown the beanstalk from the magic seed given him by a fairy, uses it to enable him to reach the home of the Giant, whom he plans to kill
Beauty / Beast (Boyle 2)Beauty discovers that love is the magic that makes all things fair - her love transforms the Beast into a handsome lover
Beauty / Beast (Anderson)Anne Anderson gives us a truly monstrous beast : no wonder Beauty rejects the marriage proposals he makes every night at the supper-table
Beauty / Beast (Smith)the beast is only friendly chimp !
Riding Hood / SteinbruckRed Riding Hood encounters a friendly wolf in the woods who offers her his paw
Youth Learns Fear / GrimmA boy fearlessly encounters two giant black cats on his journey to discover the meaning of fear Date: circa 1905
Visit from a FairyA girl is visited by a friendly fairy in bed at night, and gets taken on a wonderful journey
Tom. Water Baby. KingsleyTom sits upon a rock watching the moonlight on the rippling river
Goblins spying on witches on a Christmas cardGoblins spying on two witches with a cooking pot on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
KEXY, FAIRY FROG FRIENDKexy, friend of fairies Date: late 19th century
FairylandSleeping fairy awakened by a grasshopper and bumble bee. Artist: Constance Symonds. Date: 1918
The Sunset Fairies by Florence Mary AndersonThe sunset fairies flew away with her to the castle in the sky. Exquisite illustration by Florence Mary Anderson showing a small girl being borne away through the sky by a group of fairies. 1917
Two children flying with fairiesTwo children flying through the air with fairies, from The Rainbow Twins. 20th century
Medieval couple with fairiesA medieval couple with fairies, from My Fairyland. 20th century
A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock ScholarNursery rhyme illustration -- A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar, what makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o clock, and now you come at noon
Fairies from every FlowerTwo children sit in a garden, surrounded by flowers and their associated fairies. c.1925
In the Fairy Ring - Florence Mary AndersonA group of small, fairy children and elves dance around a larger fairy ballerina - by Florence Mary Anderson. 1918
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret - Fancy Dress DancePrincess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022) and Princess Margaret (1930-2002) pictured at a Fancy Dress Dance given by Viscountess Astor at her house in St. Jamess Square
Postcard design artwork - Schoolgirl led by hand by a spritePostcard design artwork - A Schoolgirl led by hand by a sprite. Date: circa 1937