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Books in the Fairy Tales - Classic genre:

Jack and the Beanstalk (1900)

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Trading his mother’s cow for a handful of magic beans works out in the end. The cover image above is from the later reissue. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Tales of Passed Times (1900)

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In addition to the famous eight tales of Perrault, including their morals, this edition includes Beauty and the Beast and two tales by Madame d'Aulnoy. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Marie-Catherine D’Aulnoy
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s): Charles Robinson

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Beauty and the Beast Picture Book (1901)

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This is an omnibus volume containing Beauty and the Beast, The Frog Prince and The Hind in the Wood. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Goody Two Shoes Picture Book (1901)

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An omnibus containing Goody Two Shoes, Aladdin and The Yellow Dwarf. Read for free online at the Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Queen Mab’s Fairy Realm (1901)

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A collection of literary and traditional fairy tales. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
Et al
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar
Arthur Rackham
Et al

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The Violet Fairy Book (1901)

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A collection of traditional fairy tales from many lands. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

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Grimm Tales Made Gay (1902)

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Guy Wetmore Carryl brings his gift for comic verse to fairy tales. Read online at archive. org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): Albert Levering

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The Tailor of Gloucester (1902)

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The tailor is assisted in finishing an important commission by the mice who live in his house. This was Beatrix Potter’s favorite among her books.This is the original privately printed edition which is longer than the first commercial edition.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Crimson Fairy Book (1903)

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A collection of traditional fairy tales, mainly from Europe. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

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Fairy Legends of the French Provinces (1903)

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Thirty- four French fairy tales from the provinces and colonies. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Paul Sebillot
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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The “Little Folks” Plays (1903)

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Contains plays of Cinderella and Rumplestiltzkin and Dummling.

Author(s): Maggie Browne
Miranda Hill
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar
Arthur Rackham
Et al

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The Tailor of Gloucester (1903)

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The tailor is assisted in finishing an important commission by the mice who live in his house. This was Beatrix Potter’s favorite among her books. Originally privately printed in 1902, this is the first commercial edition. Read online at archiv... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

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The Brown Fairy Book (1904)

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Stories from many different cultures. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

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Leslie Brooke’s Children’s Books: First Series (1904)

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Includes The Story of the Three Little Pigs and Tom Thumb.

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Mother Goose and Fairyland Tales (1904)

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A collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Louis Wain
Et al

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The Golden Goose (1905)

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The golden goose helps Simpleton win the king’s daughter for his bride. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Golden Goose (1905)

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The golden goose helps Simpleton win the king’s daughter for his bride. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Golden Goose Book (1905)

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An omnibus including The Story of the Three Little Pigs, Tom Thumb, The Golden Goose and The Story of the Three Bears. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Leslie Brooke’s Children’s Books: Second Series (1905)

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Contains The Golden Goose and The Story of the Three Bears.

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Orange Fairy Book (1906)

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A diverse collection of fairy tales. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

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