« The Malicious Gorgonzola Flies Off On Her Dragon », 1902
By Henry Justice Ford (British illustrator, 1860-1940)
for "Heart of Ice" in Andrew Lang's "The Green Fairy Book", 1902
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« The Snow Maiden », c. 1898
By Henry Justice Ford (British illustrator, 1860-1940)
for "The Snow‐Daughter and the Fire‐Son" in Andrew Lang's "The Yellow Fairy Book", 1898
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« - there slept the Norka on a stone in the middle or the sea ; », c. 1890
By Lancelot Speed (British illustrator, 1860-1931)
Illustration for "The Norka" tale, from "The Red Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang
Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1890
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« 'How clever you always are !' said the Troll », 1890
By Henry Justice Ford (British illustrator, 1860-1940)
Illustration for "Minnikin" tale, from "The Red Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang
Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1890
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« The Maiden Brings The Coat of Hair to the Giant », 1897
By Henry Justice Ford (British illustrator, 1860-1940)
from Andrew Lang's "The Pink Fairy Book", 1897
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« Morning Glory The Fairy Of The Dawn », 1906
by Henry Justice Ford (english artist, 1860-1941)
Illustration for Andrew Lang's “The Fairy of the Dawn”
The Violet Fairy Book, Longmans, Green and Co, 1906
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« The Merchant and the Genius », 1898
By Henry Justice Ford (British illustrator, 1860-1940)
from Andrew Lang's "Arabian Nights Entertainments" book, 1898
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« The Dragon flies off with the Empress », 1901
By Henry Justice Ford (British illustrator, 1860-1940)
from Andrew Lang's "The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples", 1901
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Free ebook editions of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books, & a linked index to all the stories in all twelve volumes, are available to download from @gutenberg_org
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“The taste of the world, which has veered so often, is constant enough to fairy tales… we are still repeating to the boys and girls of each generation the stories that were old before Homer sang…”
—from Andrew Lang’s Introduction to THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK (1889)
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Vintage Fantasy Art - NOAI
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