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Fairy Tales - Classic Genre

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Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1914)

A dozen of Andersen’s best with Dugald Stewart Walker’s incredible illustrations. The pen and ink are even better than the color. READ NOW.... View More

Puss in Boots and The Forty Thieves (1914)

This is a small format reprint of the two Toy Books.

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

The Sleeping Beauty and Blue Beard (1914)

This small format (16mo) book contains Bluebeard and The Sleeping Beauty.... View More

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

The Allies Fairy Book (1916)

Eleven fairy tales, one from each of the allied countries at the beginning of World War I. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Edmund Gosse, C. B.
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

Europa's Fairy Book (1916)

A selection of stories that appear in various forms in many different European countries. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s): John D. Batten

Old Peter’s Russian Tales (1916)

A collection of Russian folktales. Read online at Hathitrust. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Dmitri Mitrokhin

Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1917)

Classic tales from the Brothers Grimm. Black and white illustrations by Rhead, color by Schoonover. Read online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): Louis Rhead
Frank Schoonover

Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales (1917)

Forty more tales from the Brothers Grimm, in addition to those originally published as part of Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

English Fairy Tales (1918)

Forty-one traditional English fairy tales. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Flora Annie Steel
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

Cinderella (1919)

The familiar story of the despised stepdaughter the fairy godmother, the prince and the glass slipper. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): C. S. Evans
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1920)

A retelling of the Arabian night in verse by the author of Swallows and Amazons. Read for free online at HathiTrust. Or at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Thomas Mackenzie

Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1920)

Classic tales from the Brothers Grimm. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): Elenore Plaisted Abbott

Hansel and Grethel & Other Tales by The Brothers Grimm (1920)

This was a reprint of roughly half the tales included in the 1909 edition of Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Irish Fairy Tales (1920)

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

Author(s): James Stephens
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

My Bookhouse: In the Nursery (1920)

This first volume of the anthology includes nursery rhymes and poetry along with short folk and fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.

My Bookhouse: Through Fairy Halls (1920)

This volume of the anthology includes longer tales and other types of stories and poetry. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
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My Bookhouse: Up One Pair of Stairs (1920)

Part of a six volume anthology, this volume includes poetry and longer folk and fairy tales. The cover showing Little Red Riding Hood is from the first edition. The image faded badly and was replaced with a plate of Rose White and Rose Red. Read onli... View More

The Sleeping Beauty (1920)

The princess who slept for a hundred years and how she awakened. Read for free online at Internet Archive: this edition, and the limited edition with extra plate in color.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Evans
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

Snowdrop & Other Tales (1920)

The second half of the Grimm tales from the 1909 edition comprising thirty tales. The cover is from the 1923 reprint by Doubleday. The image above is from the 1920 Dutton printing. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Tales of Enchantment from Spain (1920)

Fifteen tales that trace their origin to old Spain. Read online at archive.org.

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