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Books in the Fairy Tales - Modern genre:

The King of the Golden River (1851)

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The Southwest Wind, Esq. pays a visit to Hans, Schwartz and Gluck and things are never the same. Third and later editions have a modified frontispiece wherein the goblin has a conventional nose instead of a “hooter.” Read online at Intern... View More

Author(s): John Ruskin
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Prince Prigio (1889)

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At his christening, an evil fairy gives Prince Prigio the gift of being too clever. Fortunately, with the help of the magic gifts of his other fairy godmothers, everything turns out in the end. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): Gordon Browne

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Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia (1893)

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Having found his father King Prigio’s magic gifts, Ricardo becomes reckless and has to seek assistance from the Princess Jaqueline. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): Gordon Browne

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American Fairy Tales (1901)

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A dozen new fairy tales for American boys and girls. Read online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Ike Morgan
Et al

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Baum’s American Fairy Tales (1908)

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This new edition includes three additional tales, for a total of fifteen plus a new suite of illustrations.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): George F. Kerr

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Baum’s Own Book for Children (1912)

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This is a collection of extracts and poems from previously published works.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Maginel Wright Enright
John R. Neill

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1917)

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This Swedish annual has been publishing fairy tales since 1907.

Author(s): Cyrus Granér
Various
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1918)

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A Swedish annual compilation of fairy tales.

Author(s): Cyrus Granér
Et al
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1919)

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A Swedish annual collection of fairy tales.

Author(s): Cyrus Granér
Various
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1920)

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A Swedish annual collection of fairy tales.

Author(s): Cyrus Granér
Various
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1921)

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A Swedish annual collection of fairy tales.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1922)

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A Swedish annual collection of fairy tales.

Author(s): Cyrus Granér
Various
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat (1922)

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Prince Toofat meets Himself in the mirror and the two go through the Looking Glass into Fairyland where they meet the Great Foozlewhich and the Princess Oogalally.

Author(s): George R. Chester
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1923)

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A Swedish annual collection of fairy tales.

The cover image shown above is from the 1917 edition.

Author(s): Cyrus Granér
Various
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1924)

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A Swedish annual collection of fairy tales.

Author(s): Cyrus Granér
Various
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1925)

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A Swedish annual collection of fairy tales.

Author(s): Cyrus Granér
Various
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Mr. Hermit Crab (1929)

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A fairy tale about two young girls, a Malicious Fairy and a young giant, Mr. Hermit Crab.

Author(s): Mimpsy Rhys
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

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The Unicorn with Silver Shoes (1932)

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Ballor’s Son tires of life at the court of the King his father and crosses over into the the Land of the Ever Young where he learns to shoe horses, kelpies and unicorns under the tutelage of the Pooka. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Ella Young
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Broomstick and Snowflake (1933)

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Broomstick the tanner’s son falls in love with Snowflake the giant’s daughter but must rescue her from the gnomes before he can make her his wife in this Norwegian fairy tale.

Author(s): Johan Falkberget
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

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The Treasure of the Isle of Mist (1934)

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Fiona and the Urchin set out on a treasure hunt. The Urchin is looking for the doubloons lost by the wreck of the Spanish Armada. Fiona is searching for the Treasure of the Isle of Mist. Robert Lawson did the pictures.... View More

Author(s): William W. Tarn
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1934
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