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Fantasy - American Genre
Books in the Fantasy - American genre:
Ting-a-Ling Tales (1870)
Four original American fairy tales. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s):
E. B. Bensell
The Children's Funny Book (1879)
A collection of verse, nonsense and cautionary. Read online at Baldwin Library.
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Kirk Munroe
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Et al
How the Froggies Go to Sleep (1879)
A collection of sixteen short stories and poems - better than average for its era. Read online at Baldwin Library.
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Kirk Munroe
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Louisa Parsons Stone Hopkins
The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales (1881)
Ten American fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s):
E. B. Bensell
The Prince and the Pauper (1882)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
John Harley
L. S. Ipsen
Frank T. Merrill
Davy and the Goblin or What Followed Reading “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1885)
A goblin takes Davy on a believing voyage. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s):
E. B. Bensell
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
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Dan Beard
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 Admiral’s Caravan (1892)
A young girl named Dorothy takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s):
Reginald Birch
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children (1892)
The story of a little girl who wanted it to be Christmas every day … and it was! Plus four other stories. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
William Dean Howells
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Clocks of Rondaine and Other Stories (1892)
Seven original fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frank R. Stockton
Illustrator(s):
Dan Beard
William Allen Rogers
Et al
The Brownies at Home (1893)
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
The Brownies Around the World (1894)
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894)
Tom, Huck and Jim embark on an airship and travel to North Africa. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Dan Beard
The Brownies Through the Union (1895)
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
The Garden Behind the Moon (1895)
The Moon Angel invites David into a magical realm behind the moon where he must battle a giant. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
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
The Arkansaw Bear (1898)
Author(s):
Albert Bigelow Paine
Illustrator(s):
Frank Ver Beck