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Fairy Tales - Modern Genre

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Books in the Fairy Tales - Modern genre:

Pepper & Salt. or Seasoning for Young Folk (1886)

A collection of original tales, quite in the old style. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales (1887)

Nine new American fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s): None

The Brownies: Their Book (1887)

The Brownies are Scots fairies whose exploits are told in rhyme. Read online at Baldwin Library.

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888)

A collection of five original fairy tales. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Oscar Wilde
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Jacomb Hood

The Wonder Clock (1888)

A collection of original tales, embellished with poems. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Katharine Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Prince Prigio (1889)

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

Another Brownie Book (1890)

The adventures of the Scots sprites continue as chronicled in picture and rhyme. Read online at Baldwin Library.

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories (1890)

A collection of fairy tales including the story of a princess who loses her gravity. Read online at archive.org.

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

The Last of the Giant Killers: or The Exploits of Sir Jack of Danby Dale (1891)

A collection of stories of olden times in Danby Dale. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): J. C. Atkinson
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

The Brown Owl (1892)

A princess must defend her kingdom and choose a consort, but has the aid of a Brown Owl. This is the author's first work. It was illustrated by his grandfather. It is the first volume in Unwin's The Children's Library. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Ford Madox Hueffer
Illustrator(s): Ford Madox Brown

Brownies and Rose-Leaves (1892)

A collection of new fairy tales and poems. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Roma White
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke
S. Schofield

The Brownies at Home (1893)

Through the year with the Scotch sprites. Read online at Internet Archive. Or at Baldwin Library.... View More

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia (1893)

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

Studies and Stories (1893)

A collection of essays and stories. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

The Brownies Around the World (1894)

The Scots fairies are off on a world tour. Read online at Baldwin Library. Or at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

Moonbeams and Brownies (1894)

More new fairy tales.

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

The Brownies Through the Union (1895)

The intrepid sprites set out to see the states. Read online at Baldwin Library. Or at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

My Own Fairy Book (1895)

Includes Prince Prigio, Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia and The Gold of Fairnilee. Read online at archive.org.

Twilight Land (1895)

In Twilight Land at the Inn of the Sign of Mother Goose, the visitors each tell a tale. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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