Marsh King / Harry ClarkeIllustration of the Marsh Kings daughter in an oval frame
Chaucers Pilgrims by Pauline BaynesThe numerous pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, pictured riding in procession
The Ghost Story by Alfred BestallA family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, the sceptre of a medieval knight
Snow Queen Harry ClarkeKay meets the Snow Queen
The Pardoners TaleThe three rogues search in the woods for death
Salem Witches: TitubaTitubas tales alarm the children, who accuse her of being a witch
Woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. Perretta flashing the devil. The devil of Pope-Fig Island. Le diable de Papesiguiere
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away
The Moonchild by Florence Mary AndersonA small, angelic looking child is carried through the sky in a basket held by a colourful group of fairies and pixies. c.1925
Old Woman in the WoodThe tree turns back into the Kings son, to the surprise and pleasure of the girl. (A dramatic instance of magical shape-changing or metamorphosis)
Fairy Tales of Autumn - Hansel and Gretel by Pauline BaynesHansel and Gretel by Pauline Baynes, one of a series of four illustrations of fairy tales which reflect each season. In this case
The Land of Christmas Plays by Pauline BaynesCharming illustration showing a land populated by all the characters from Christmas plays and pantomimes including Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe
Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)
Fairy Tales of Winter - Cinderella by Pauline BaynesCinderella by Pauline Baynes, one of four illustration of fairy tales which reflect each season. In this instance, Cinderella is transformed by her fairy godmother into a dazzling princess while her
Tom Thumb + ButterflyHe rides on the back of a butterfly
Cinderella by Arthur RackhamCinderellas sisters arriving for the Ball in all their finery. Date: 1919
Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger by Arthur RackhamThe crucial moment in the story of Sleeping Beauty when Beauty pricks her finger on a spinning wheel thus sending her to sleep for a number of years
Chaucer, Wife of BathThe Wife of Bath on her pilgrimage
The Star Money - 1Die Sternthaler : the child gathers up the star money
Knights Tale, JoustPalamon desireth to slay his foe Arcite
The Hut of Baba YagaThe Baba Yaga chases the girl in a pestle
POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). American writer. Historias Extraordinarias (Extraordinary Tales). Spanish edition
Off to Fairyland by Muriel DawsonA small child engrossed in a huge book of fairy tales
Pilgrims Depart / ChaucerThe Canterbury Pilgrims depart the Tabard Inn, Southwark and head away from London into Kent
Princess and the PeaI have scarcely closed my eyes all night, complains the princess, proving that she is a REAL princess, so sensitive that single a pea beneath her mattress keeps her awake
Emperors New ClothesThe royal tailors admire their craftsmanship
Frog Prince & PrincessThe princess discovers a frog at her feet: curiously, he too is wearing a crown
Sleeping B / Lefler / UrbanThe Prince wakes Sleeping Beauty from her sleep with a kiss
Grimm / Wren & BearA scene from the story showing a fox in conversation with the bear
Trying on that SlipperTrying on the slipper
Thumbkinetta (Boyle 2)Thumbkinetta (Tommelise) rides on a swallows back
Emperors NightingaleThe whole court was present, even to the little kitchen wench... - to hear the Nightingale
Frog Prince (Anderson)DER FROSCHKONIG The Princess promises friendship to the Frog if he will retrieve her beloved golden ball which has fallen into his pond
Title page, Grimm Brothers, collected talesTitle page, Childrens and Household Tales, collected by the Grimm Brothers. 19th century
Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean. English folk or fairy tale that appeared in this form in 1734, and later became Jack and the Beanstalk. Date: Late 18th Century
Illustration, Sweetheart Roland -- The Maiden fetched the magic wand, and then she took her stepsisters head. Date: 1909
The Key to the Moon by Florence Mary AndersonEnchanting illustration showing a small child climbing a ladder to unlock a small door in the moon while a group of fairies and elves hover around in the starlit sky. circa 1920
High Above the Town by Florence Mary AndersonA group of children with a baby fly high above a town in a winged cradle, accompanied by a fairy. c.1925
Scenery for Aladdin, Pollocks Toy Theatre, with two rounded arches opening onto a seascape. Date: late 19th century
Bierling Kuno Holzschnitzerei, OberammergauThe Bierling Kuno Holzschnitzerei Andenken at Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. Oberammergau is also famous for its Luftlmalerei
Sleeping Beauty by Arthur RackhamPrincess Briar Rose, aka Sleeping Beauty turns a key in the lock of a door, where she is about to meet the wicked old fairy, whose spindle will prick her finger sending her, and the royal household
Chaucer, the FriarThe Friar carrying a staff
Offenbach Hoffmann(The Tales of Hoffmann) The closing scene of the Venetian episode : Hoffmann watches as Guilietta goes off with another lover
Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus the Good Shepherd
Illustration, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership -- The Cat stole away behind the city walls to the church. Date: 1909
Poe / Cask of AmontilladoTHE CASK OF AMONTILLADO Fortunato, dressed as a clown, is duped into a trip to the vaults
Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus and GirlBiblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus healing the Rich Mans Liittle Daughter
Sleeping Beauty by Felix de GrayScene from the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty showing the moment when the Prince finds Aurora asleep but looking remarkably perfect considering shes been out like a light for over a hundred years
