« She Climbed A Little Tree And Wished That The Night Would Not Come », 1913

by Warwick Goble (British artist, 1862-1943)
Illustration for Grimm's fairy tale "The Iron Stove" in "The Fairy Book", by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, MacMillan, 1913

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I am editing an expanded edition of Grace James' 1910 Green Willow & Other Japanese Fairy Tales. As today is the Tanabata Star Festival, here is Warwick Goble's lovely illustration for the story from the book.
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« So at night, when all were asleep, Orm led the trembling Aslog over the snow and ice-fields away to the mountains », 1913

by Warwick Goble (British artist, 1862-1943)
Illustration for Dinah Maria Mulock Craik's short story "House Island" in "The Fairy Book", MacMillan, 1913

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Anjana are tiny fairy women from the mythology of Spain's Cantabria region. On the night of the spring equinox, they gather to dance and scatter colorful roses until dawn. It's said that anyone who finds one of these roses will be happy the rest of their life. #FolkloreSunday

🎨: Warwick Goble

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