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Fantasy - Miscellaneous Genre

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Books in the Fantasy - Miscellaneous genre:

The Story of a Puppet (1892)

This entry in The Children's Library is the first publication in English of the adventures of the mischevious puppet who wanted to become a real boy. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Enrico Mazzanti

The Book of Wonder Voyages (1896)

A retelling of four famous hero tales, from The Argonauts to the Norsemen. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s): None

The Red Romance Book (1905)

A selection of stories from the old epics and some newer tales such as Don Quixote. Read online at Hathitrust.

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

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1907)

The adventures of a fourteen year old boy who has been turned into a tomten - a Swedish elf- and set off on the back of a goose to see the sights of Sweden. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Selma Lagerlöf
Illustrator(s): Harold Heartt

Undine (1909)

The story of a knight who marries a water sprite, adapted from the German by W. L. Courtney. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

Further Adventures of Nils (1911)

The further adventures of a fourteen year old boy who has been turned into a tomten - a Swedish elf - and set off on the back of a goose to see the sights of Sweden. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Selma Lagerlöf
Illustrator(s): Astri Heiberg

Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet (1911)

The first English translation of the adventures of the mischevious puppet was originally published in 1892. This edition, with illustrations by Charles Folkard, was the standard edition for many decades and was reprinted many times by different publi... View More

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Charles Folkard

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1913)

The adventures of a fourteen year old boy who has been turned into a tomten - a Swedish elf - and set off on the back of a goose to see the sights of Sweden. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Selma Lagerlöf
Illustrator(s): Mary Hamilton Frye

The Gustaf Tenggren Fairy Tale Calendar for 1925 (1924)

There are five illustrations total. See all five images at Gustav Tenggren's World.

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

Legends of Charlemagne (1924)

A collection of romances from medieval and renaissance Europe.

Author(s): Thomas Bulfinch
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

The Peep-Show Man (1924)

Three stories set on midsummer’s day, Hallowe’en, and Easter.

Author(s): Pádraic Colum
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1925)

This is a complete translation of the adventures of the mischievous wooden puppet, with the illustrations used in the most popular Italian edition. It was originally published in 1911. It was reprinted in 1969.

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Attilio Mussino

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1925)

The Indian Prince calling himself Captain Nemo prowls beneath the sea seeking his revenge.

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): William James Aylward

Treasure of Carcassonne (1928)

The story of Cassagnol’s search for the treasure hidden in the bottom of the great well in the town of Carcassone by the Visigoths and fairies. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Albert Robida
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Magic Doll of Roumania (1929)

A little American girl is taken on a magical trip to Roumania by her doll.

The Omnibus Jules Verne (1931)

Includes Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Blockade Runners and From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Pinocchio (1932)

The story of the little wooden puppet who wished to become a real boy.

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

Pinocchio (1935)

The story of a wooden puppet who becomes a real boy. This edition has been shortened by the editor.

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

The Gunniwolf and other Merry Tales (1936)

A collection of stories by leading authors illustrated by Kate Seredy.

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1936

The Happy Flute (1939)

A Hindu tale of a hermit and the jungle animals.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Sant Ram Mandal
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

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