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Fairy Tales - Classic Genre

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The Olive Fairy Book (1907)

An eclectic collection of fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.

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

The Princess and the Goblin (1907)

The Princess Irene is being raised at her King Papa’s hunting lodge. When her nurse keeps her out too late one evening, they are rescued from the goblins by Curdy, a miner’s son. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Arthur Hughes
Maria L. Kirk

The Old Nursery Stories (1908)

Nine classic fairy tales in a new retelling.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): W. H. Margetson

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)

Jemima is looking for a place to hide her nest and a cunning fox offers her his shed and bids fair to eat her until Kep the farm dog intervenes. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource.... View More

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

The Arabian Nights Their Best-Known Tales (1909)

Ten of the most famous tales from the Thousand and One Nights, adapted for younger readers. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): None
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish

Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1909)

This is Rackham’s definitive edition of Grimm with many colored illustrations. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

The House in the Wood and Other Old Fairy Stories (1909)

Ten old fairy tales, including The Bremen Town Musicians, The Brave Little Tailor and others.

Princess Belle Etoile (1909)

This is a later reissue with a new cover. Three young princes and a princess are set adrift to drown, but are rescued and grow up to claim their rightful heritage. Read for free online at the University of Florida.... View More

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

The Song of Sixpence Picture Book (1909)

An omnibus containing Sing a Song of Sixpence, The Alphabet of Old Friends, and Princess Belle Etoile. Read for free online at Smithsonian Libraries.... View More

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

The Children’s Book: A Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language (1910)

Ranging from fables to fairy tales to ballads to myth, this anthology has stood the test of time. Read online at archive.org.

The Lilac Fairy Book (1910)

A collection of international fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.

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

The Sleeping Beauty (1910)

Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Illustrator(s): Edmund Dulac

A Child’s Book of Stories (1911)

A large collection of perennial favorite fairy tales, fables and stories. Read online at Hathitrust.

The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book (1911)

An omnibus containing Baby’s Own Alphabet, Bluebeard, and The Sleeping Beauty. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.... View More

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

Stories from Hans Andersen (1911)

Selections of Andersen's favorite fairy tales with 30 color plates. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s): Edmund Dulac

Grimm’s Household Tales (1912)

A selection of forty-nine favorites for children. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): R. Anning Bell

Junior Classics Volume 1 (1912)

A collection of folk and fairy tales and fables for children from six to sixteen. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Junior Classics Volume 2 (1912)

Selections mainly from the Norse myths and Greek and Roman mythology for children from six to sixteen. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish
Arthur Rackham
Et al

The Fairy Book (1913)

A large collection of traditional fairy tales. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Dinah Maria Mulock
Illustrator(s): Warwick Goble

Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1913)

Seventeen tales, including The Flying Trunk and The Red Shoes. Read for free online at Internet Archive: The edition printed by Holt in New York The edition printed by Constable in London ... View More

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s): W. Heath Robinson

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