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NINE PEA-HENS AND GOLDEN APPLES The dragon carries off the Empress
Fairy Tale - Cinderella - CarriageCinderella - Fairy Tale. The good fairy ttansforms a pumpkin into a carriage for Cinderella
CINDERELLA / THE SHOE FITS- the shoe fits!
Adhim & KaphiraAdhim and Kaphira comparing the rings by which they have been preserved from the enchantments of the sorcerer Falri. From Merglip the Persian in Tales of the Genii
Fairy Tale / Willow WrenThe owl guards over the wren after he dared call himself King of the Birds Date: circa 1905
Illustration, Hans in Luck -- Just then a butcher came along the road trundling a young pig in a wheelbarrow. Date: 1909
Helen of Troy by MataniaHelen of Troy and King Priam watch Paris and Menelaus fight for her sake. Illustration to accompany the first story in a series on Famous Women from History written by Kenneth Bell
Wee Willie Winkie " Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, rapping at the window, crying through the lock
The Magic MirrorA group of fairies and pixies fly through the air holding a magical mirror
The fairies bound me with their silken chainsA little girl in a red dress and with a huge bow in her hair is bound up with ribbons by a group of mischievous looking pixies, elves and fairies
Queen of the MayA daisy in human or fairy form smiles up at the sun
Advert / Cinderella 1896Cinderella arrives at the ball, the footmen bow deferentially, the major-domo waves her in
Hans in LuckEpisodes from the story by Grimm
7 Ravens Sister AngelA little girl sets out to find her seven brothers, and receives help from an angelic lady
Landors Cottage by Harry ClarkePoe illustration by Harry Clarke from " Tales of Mystery and Imagination". The boat appeared to be hanging, as if by magic... upon the interior surface of a funnel. From Landors Cottage
The Princess and the Swineherd - The Swineherd scolded and the rain poured down
Virgin Mary. Eric GillDecoration of the Virgin Mary for the Canterbury Tales. Date: circa 1925
Illustration, Rumpelstiltskin -- In front of the house a fire was burning, and an indescribably ridiculous little man was hopping on one leg and singing. Date: 1909
Illustration, The Jew Among the Thorns -- The Jew was forced to dance faster and faster till the thorns tore his shabby coat, combed his goat-s beard, and scratched him all over. Date: 1909
Illustration, The King of the Golden Mountain -- The Son made a circle, and his Father and he took their places within it, and the little black Mannikin appeared. Date: 1909
Release of Disney film Snow White & the Seven DwarfsExcerpt from The Sphere magazine with a variety of stills from the first feature-length animated film produced by the Walt Disney studios, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green backgroundRepeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a green background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - yellow backgroundRepeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a yellow background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte ReinigerPage from The Bystander showing stills from a pioneering animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, acted entirely by silhouette characters cut by the artist
Japanese Story-TellingA Japanese grandmother tells traditional tales to a group of children gathered round the brazier, laying aside their kites, dolls and tops. Date: 1899
Rackham / Snow White FoundSnow White (Snowdrop) found by the seven dwarfs
Dick Whittington as BoyAs a boy, he is thrashed in the kitchen
Griselda, Chaucer, Canterbury TalesCanterbury Tales: The Clerks Tale. The marriage of Lord Walter of Saluzzo to Griselda
The Canterbury PilgrimsChaucers company of pilgrims on the road from Southwark to Canterbury, with Chaucer himself at the front of the group
Bust of ChaucerGEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet
Snow White and 7 DwarfsSnow White sleeps peacefully, surrounded by seven dwarfs crowded around her bed
Fairy TearsA fairy sheds tears while pleading with the North wind to allow her to return home. The tears grow into snowdrop flowers
Raleigh / Boy / StorytellerSIR WALTER RALEIGH English navigator as a young boy, listening to a sailors exciting tales of the sea
Chaucer, the KnightThe Knight on a fine horse
Rapunzel / Briar RoseThe witch spies on Rapunzel (Grimm)
Chaucer, the ParsonThe Parson with tonsure and robes
Chaucer, the CookThe Cook on a frisky horse, gestures with his hat
Chaucer, the PrioressThe Prioress in a gesture of benediction
Chaucer, Canons YeomanThe Canons Yeoman tells his tale
Chaucer, Clerk of OxfordThe Clerk of Oxford holding out a book
RumpelstiltskinBy one of those happy chances which happen only in fairy tales, the queens messenger happens to be passing the gnomes home when he reveals his name as Rumpelstiltskin
Frau Holle - 1The stepdaughter spinning at the well, where her adventure begins
At the Ogres DwellingHop O My Thumb and his brothers arrive at the dwelling of the ogre in the forest; the ogres wife shines a lantern on them
Hop O my Thumb up a TreeHop O My Thumb climbs to the top of a tall tree to see what he can see after the brothers are lost in a dense forest
Bears Find the ChairsFather Bear, Mother Bear and Baby Bear come home to find that someone has been sitting in their chairs, and has broken Baby Bears chair
The Little MeraidThe little mermaid sits on a rock and gazes at the lights of the distant town
An Oriental Fairy Tale - Goldbeard & the Hand of FateBahama, Golden Beard, holding a Princess captive inside the magic mountain. She will later be rescued and freed from her golden fetters by a Prince who finds a miniature hand of jade. Date: 1929
A Persian fairy tale - The Rainbow by Felix de GrayA prince falls to his knees offering jewels to the captured princess. Date: 1929