Tales Collection (page 4)

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

LIGEIA "I would call aloud upon her name"; the narrator calls for his dead wife. Date: First published: 1838

POE/TALES/WILL WILSON
WILLIAM WILSON "In my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself."

OFFENBACH/HOFFMANN/TAICH
(The Tales of Hoffmann) The evil Dr Miracle encourages Antonia to sing though it is bad for her health : unable to resist him, she sings till she dies exhausted. Date: first performed 1881

THREE PRINCES/BEASTS
The faithful beasts weep around the body of the dead prince (Lithuanian story)

Hop Frog
HOP-FROG The miserable end of the King & his courtiers. Date: First published: 1850

Masque of the Red Death
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH The Masqueraders. Date: First published: 1842

Artist painting portrait of his wife
THE OVAL PORTRAIT The artist finishes the painting of his wife, only to discover that she has died. Date: First published: 1850

Aladdin. Sub-title: Favourite Fairy Tales. by Lorna Steele

Sleeping Beauty. Sub-title: Favourite Fairy Tales. by Lorna Steele

Cinderella. Sub-title: Favourite Fairy Tales. by Lorna Steele

Cat reading fairy tales to squirrels by Enid Bond

Original Artwork - Illustration for The Gummys
Original Artwork - Cut-out silhouette illustration for an original book by Iris Chick called The Gummys - fantasy bedtime stories read to a little boy by his mother. Date: circa 1937

News stand in Central London
A news stand in Central London, with a wide variety of magazines and newspapers. Date: circa 1960

Edmonton Church
View of Edmonton Church in 1790 A church has stood on the present site since the 12th century. The writers, Charles and Mary Lamb (authors of Tales from Shakespeare), are buried in the churchyard

A man offers his friend his beautiful slavegirl. Two friends watch a woman sleeping in a four-poster bed. Les deux amis. After Athenaeus

A man and woman embrace under a hanged man. The widow of Ephesus and the sentinel canoodle under her husbands corpse hanging from a gibbet. The Ephesian matron. Le matrone d Ephise

A pastor tricking his dumb neighbors wife to strip naked. Pastor John with Peter and his wife Magdalene. Neighbor Peters mare. Le jument du compere Pierre

Naked woman up to her knees in water. King Candaules and the doctor of law. Le roi candaule et le maitre en droit. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes

Cupid with bow and arrow aiming at the distance. Winged hearts flutter around. In imitation of Anacreon. l amour mouille. Imitation d Anacreon

Woman wearing a seethrough frilly veil around her bust. Portrait of Iris, a beauty to rival Venus. Imitation of Anacreon. A woman poses naked like the statue of the famous Greek poet

Constance seduces the gentleman Camillus
Woman removing a young mans breeches. Constance seduces the gentleman Camillus. The amorous courtesan. La courtisane amoureuse

A man allowing a stranger to kiss his wife. William watching a stranger kiss his wife Petronella. The kiss returned. Le baiser rendu

Woman lifting her dress to reveal a painting of an ass with a pack-saddle on her belly. The pack saddle. Le bat. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes et

A lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young girl
A lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young virginal peasant girl in his cave. The hermit. L Ermite. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes et

Man with cuckolds horns holding a magick cup
Man with cuckolds horns in ruff, doublet and cape holding a magick cup. The enchanted goblet. La coupe enchantee. After Ludovico Ariosto

Alaciel lifting her dress to expose herself
Alaciel, the beautiful daughter of the Sultan of Alexandria, lifting her dress to expose her genitals. The fiancee of the King of Garba. La fiancee du Roi de Garbe

A peasant up a tree disturbs a courting couple below. The bumpkin in search of his calf. Le villageois qui cherche son veau

Naked woman clutching coins in her hands. The miser Gasparins wife seduced for money by Gulphar, only to lose the cash. A Money-Minded Woman Meets Her Match. A femme avare galant escroc

Maid in stockings and garters embraced by a man. Maidservant assaulted by her upholsterer employer. The vindicated servant girl. Le servante justifiee. After Marguerite de Navarres l Heptameron

Woman in seethrough slip groped by two men in a dark bedroom near a cradle. The innkeepers wife seduced by Pinucio and another guest. The cradle. Le Berceau

A peasant kneels before his lord in front of a chateau
A 17th century peasant kneels before his lord in front of a chateau. The peasant who angered his lord. Le paysan qui avoit offense son seigneur

The handsome Joconde discovers his wife in bed with the valet. Joconde, from Orlando Furiosa. Lithograph handcoloured in pochoir (stencil)

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

Illustration, Aladdin and the Beautiful Buddir al Buddoor
Illustration, Aladdin and the Beautiful Princess Buddir al Buddoor, daughter of the Sultan. He falls in love with her and is determined to win her, despite his humble status. Date: 1950s

If Fairy Tales were True, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Cinderellas arrival, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Cinderella and her sisters, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Cinderella, by Minnie Asprey
Cinderella, The Prince, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

A scene from Tell No Tales (1939) with Florence George in a Dolly Tree gown Date: 1939

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- Knight and Squire
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- the Knight and the Squire. Date: 14th century

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- Canons Yeomans Tale
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Canons Yeomans Tale, a two-part story about alchemists. Showing the Canon announcing his secret to the Priest, the Canon stirring the crucible

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Nuns Priests Tale, a mock heroic story about a cockerel named Chanticleer (Chauntecleer), his wife Pertelote, and a wily fox. Date: 1845

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Franklins Tale, a romantic story set in Brittany, about a couple, Dorigen and Arveragus, who decide that their marriage will be an equal one

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Squires Tale, an unfinished (interrupted) story in the form of an epic romance about Genghis Khan (named here Cambuscan or Cambyuscan)

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Friars Tale, showing the corrupt Summoner, the Devil and the Widow. Date: 1845

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Wife of Baths Tale (left). Also including the Knight solving the riddle (centre) and the Knight on his travels (right). Date: 14th century

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Man of Laws Tale, about the life of Constance, or Custance, Christian daughter of the emperor of Rome

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