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Books in the Folk Tales genre:

The Boy’s Mabinogion (1881)

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A collection of twelve traditional Welsh tales mainly concerning the Matter of Britain. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Alfred Fredericks

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Grimm’s Household Tales (1884)

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This translation which has only a few ‘slightly softened’ passages was issued in two volumes and has an introduction by Andrew Lang. The Grimms’ original notes are also included. Volume I: Read online at archive.org Volume II: Read... View More

Author(s): Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s): None

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Language of Flowers (1884)

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Includes a list of flowers and their meanings, a list of sentiments and which flowers express them and a selection of flower poems. Read online at archve.org.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Various
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Bric-a-Brac Stories (1885)

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Twenty-four stories with pictures. Read for free online at Google Books.

Author(s): Mrs. Burton Harrison
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Jack and the Beanstalk (1886)

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The familiar story of Jack and the Beanstalk in English hexameters by the son of the Poet Laureate. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg. Or Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Hallam Tennyson
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Complete Collection of Randolph Caldecott’s Pictures and Songs (1887)

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All the picture books in one volume.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Jack the Giant Killer (1888)

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One of his juvenilia, drawn in 1842, this was published after the artist’s death. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

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

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The Wonder Clock (1888)

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

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

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The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

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A wide range of fairy tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d’Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources. The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it cont... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford
Jacomb Hood

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English Fairy Tales (1890)

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This was one of the first collections of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.

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

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

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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

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Celtic Fairy Tales (1892)

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A choice selection from the great wealth of Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Cornish folk and fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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More English Fairy Tales (1894)

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Confounding the critics, the author produces another collection of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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Bluebeard (1895)

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The famous spine chilling story of a wife who was too curious - ‘Sister Anne, Sister Anne!’ This is a later reissue. Read for free online at Toronto Public Library. NOTE: that link downloads a very large file.... View More

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

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More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895)

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A second selection from the vast riches of the Celtic folk and fairy tale. Read online at archive.org.

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

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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1895)

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A two-volume collection of stories and essays, including Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Read for free online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Washington Irving
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Et al

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The Book of Wonder Voyages (1896)

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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

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Cock Robin and Other Stories (1896)

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Five stories by E. Veale, the fairy tale authoress, illustrated by Palmer Cox. Read online at Baldwin Library.... View More

Author(s): E. Veale
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

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Mother Hubbard Her Picture Book (1897)

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Also titled Walter Crane’s Picture Books Vol. II, this omnibus contains The Three Bears, The Absurd ABC and Old Mother Hubbard. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.... View More

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

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The Three Bears (1897)

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This is a later reissue. The story of the three bears and Silverlocks, told in verse. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

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

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