Tale Collection (page 9)

Minstrel reciting poems and songs. Germany
Germany. Minstrel reciting poems and songs at the foot of a lime tree in the village square. Colored engraving of Germania, 1882

Room by Munthe at Holmencollen near Oslo
Fairy-tale Room designed by Gerhard Munthe at the hotel Holmencollen (Holmenkollen) near Oslo Date: 1905

Caricature of Harry Paulton, actor and dramatist
Caricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917), actor and dramatist. Seen here outside the Avenue Theatre, London, in cloak and hat -- Manteaux Noirs; or, a Tale of the Embankment

Title page, Ching Hoti, A Chinese Love Tale. circa 1850s

Five Japanese girls reading a Fairy Tale amid the blossom
A beautiful card showing five Japanese girls reading a Fairy Tale amid the blossom Date: 1905

Thomas Day, Author
THOMAS DAY The author of Sandford and Merton, an improving tale. Date: 1748 - 1789

Sleeping Beauty - 2
The prince arrives at the spellbound castle where everyone, humans and animals alike, have fallen asleep where they stood or sat

Weirauch as Hermione
The German actress Elisabeth Weirauch as Hermione, early 20th century. Date: first produced 1610/11

Tennis Book Cover
Cover design for Goodbye Summer ! by Catherine Mary Maesorley, an epic tale of smashed hopes, happy returns mixed partners and love all Date: circa 1900

Little Red Riding Hood fancy dress
A quartet in fancy dress costume dressed up as the main characters in the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf costume is particularly sinister. Date: c.1910

Posada, Story of the Wolf and the Fox
Story of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s

Telling the Tale by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare
Reverse of promotional postcard for Telling The Tale by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare from Une Nuit de Noces by Henri Keroul and Albert Barre (Theatre des Folies Dramatiues, Paris)

Manuscript with story about a dog and a wolf
Page from an illustrated manuscript with a story entitled The Dog and the Wolf, in a collection of fables by Ulrich Boner, Der Edelstein The Precious Stone), completed circa 1349

Rothomago
Promotional flyer for Rothomago, a fairy tale fantasy in twenty-five paintings (five acts including a prologue) by MM. D Ennery, Clairville and Albert Monnier. Theatre du Chatelet, Paris

A carefree boy
Jog on, Jog on the footpath way?. Poem from Shakespeares Winters Tale. A happy boy keen to move on in life. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1909

Stone Pagoda Monument - erected for Taira-no-Kiyomori, Kobe, Japan. Taira-no-Kiyomori was a samurai warrior in medieval Japan

Family scenes on a three-part Christmas card, looking back to previous generations. Date: circa 1890s

Little dog with a letter on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Five humanised pigs on a Christmas card, with a comic verse. Date: circa 1890s

The Man Who Had A Tale To Tell. Southbank, Teesside 1970s 1970s

Illustration, King Thrushbeard -- The Beggar took the Princess by the hand, and led her away with him on foot. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Water of Life -- Good Dwarf, can you not tell me where my brothers are? Date: 1909

Illustration, The Youth who could not Shiver or Shake -- The Youth took the axe and split the anvil at one blow, catching the Old Mans beard in it. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Robber Bridegroom -- They hurried away as quickly as they could from this vile den. Date: 1909

Illustration, Clever Elsa -- When she saw the pickaxe just above her head, Clever Elsa burst into tears. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Old Man and his Grandson -- The Old Man sat by himself and ate his food from a wooden bowl. Date: 1909

Illustration, The White Snake -- The Fishes, in their joy, put their heads out of the water, and promised to reward him. Date: 1909

Illustration, Hansel and Gretel -- Hansel, put out your finger for me to feel how fat you are. Date: 1909

Illustration, Red Riding Hood -- When she got to the wood she met a Wolf. Date: 1909

Illustration, Snowdrop -- Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Who is fairest of us all? Date: 1909

Illustration, The Wolf and Seven Kids -- The Seven Kids and their Mother capered around the spring for very joy. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Turnip -- So the rich brother had to put his brothers Turnip into a cart and have it taken home. Date: 1909

Illustration, Fundevogel -- She did not go once, but many times backwards and forwards to the well. Date: 1909

Illustration, Rapunzel -- When he got over the wall he was terrified to see the Witch before him. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Valiant Tailor -- Pulling the piece of soft cheese out of his pocket, he squeezed it till the moisture ran out. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Frog Prince -- She seized the Frog with two fingers, and carried him upstairs. Date: 1909

Illustration, Jorinda and Joringel -- The old woman came back, and said in a droning voice: Greeting to thee, Zachiel! Date: 1909

Illustration, The Fisherman and His Wife -- Flounder, Flounder in the sea, Prythee, hearken unto me. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Twelve Dancing Princesses -- On the opposite side of the lake stood a splendid brightly-lighted castle. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Wren and the Bear -- At the third sting the Fox screamed, and down went his tail between his legs. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Golden Bird -- So that you may get along the faster, come and mount on my tail. The Prince rides on the Foxs back. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Marriage of Mrs Reynard -- Does the gentleman wear red breeches, and has he got a pointed muzzle? Date: 1909

Illustration, The Seven Ravens -- Then the Seven Ravens came in and began to look at their plates and cups. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Twelve Huntsmen -- There was a Servant who favoured the Huntsmen, and who overheard the Lions advice to the King. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Raven -- The Golden Castle of Stromberg. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Golden Goose -- Now there were seven people running behind Simpleton and his Goose. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Blue Light -- The Witch came by at a furious pace, riding on a tom cat, and screaming at the top of her voice. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Fox and the Horse -- Then the Horse sprang up and drew the Lion away behind him. Date: 1909

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