Mastodawn

The Price of Beauty in Fairy Tales
My perspective as a child:
- The princess must be kissed, whether asleep or in a coffin. Without being asked. Yuck.
- The princess must marry the prince. Oh no.
- The prince in tights gets all the adventures, while she’s denied them. Unfair.
- Beauty isn’t a gift—it’s a cage.
I don't want to be beautiful mummy!
What did you not like?
#fairytales #feminsm #beauty

Soulitude MNL 23h ago

Matsuri in Manila 2026: Honoring 70 Years of Japan-Philippines Diplomatic Ties

A jam-packed cultural crossover festival brings celebration of culture, music, and friendship as Matsuri in Manila 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Philippines. This summer outdoor festival will bring together artists, anime fans, cosplay enthusiasts, and cultural communities to deepen ties between the two nations. Inspired by traditional Japanese festivals, Matsuri in Manila 2026 features food and entertainment, including music performances, […]

https://soulitudemnl.com/2026/04/17/matsuri-in-manila-2026-honoring-70-years-of-japan-philippines-diplomatic-ties/

Fairy tale illustrations 5d ago

The Dreamer of Dreams by the Queen of Roumania, illustrated by Edmund Dulac. First edition, Hodder & Stoughton 1916.
An enchanting volume, luminous from the very cover. The illustrations are as evocative as the story itself.
It is a tale of a court painter who paints for the King. In the portrait he is creating, only the Queen’s eyes are missing. In a dream, he beholds a woman’s face with eyes he can never forget. Frustrated, he is haunted by the knowledge that he cannot paint those eyes unless he sees them in reality.
He sets out on a dreamlike quest to seek her out.
#TheDreamerOfDreams #EdmundDulac #VintageBooks #Fairytales #Fairytaleart #Fairytaleillustration #GoldenAgeOfIllustration #BookHistory #Antiquarian

Fairy tale illustrations 5d ago

Illustrated caps from Samlade Sagor by Richard Gustafsson 1882. Illustrated by C. Larsson and Victor Andrén. Drop caps increased usability by highliting themes and guiding readers into the text.

#Fairytales #fairytaleart #fairytaleillustration #dropcaps #illustratedinitials #childrensbooks #antiquarian

The Marginalian 5d ago

How to Make the Impossible Possible: Cristina Campo on the Crucial Difference Between Hope and Trust

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/04/12/hope-trust-fairy-tales-campo/

Remy Dean 🏴‍☠️5d ago

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Smugly & Scrufty

the #dogs of #ThisThatAndTheOther 🐉

a couple of my character sketches & a reminder that the #WebNovel is currently active & free to read (chapter 12 uploading soon!)

📚 https://threerealms.substack.com/ 👀

#fantasy #folklore #fairytales #books #fiction

Fairy tale illustrations 6d ago

Where art meets alphabet. ✍️✨ Getting lost in the details of these drop caps. There’s a timeless beauty in taking the very first letter of a story and turning it into a garden of ink and imagination.
Starting a new chapter never looked so good.

#Illustration #FairyTaleArt #AntiqueBooks #TypographyInspired #LetteringArt #illuminatedInitial #DropCap, #Initial #fairytales

PugJesus Apr 9

Hare and Hedgehog costume from a fairytale ball in Munich, Germany, 1862

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1969121/hare-and-hedgehog-costume-from-a-fairytale-ball-in-munich-germany-1862

Theresa Apr 9

Omg, this book. A love letter to women and the various types of relationships b/w women (cis, trans, non-binary folk included). I wanted to ingest this book physically and make it part of my soul. Beautiful book. And the narrator! Sigh.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thanks to #librofm for the #alc.

#audiobook #bookstodon #stories #fairytales

WIST Quotations Apr 8

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

It is a dangerous error to confound truth with matter-of-fact. Our life is governed not only by facts, but by hopes; the kind of truthfulness which sees nothing but facts is a prison for the human spirit. Dreams are only to be condemned when they are a lazy substitute for an effort to change reality; when they are an incentive, they are fulfilling a vital purpose in the incarnation of human ideals. To kill fancy in childhood is to make a slave to what exists, a creature tethered to earth and therefore unable to create heaven.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Education and the Good Life, Part 2, ch. 5 “Play and Fancy” (1926)

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/832…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #fairytales #childrensliterature #change #dreams #fact #hope #ideals #mundanity #progress #truth

Russell, Bertrand - Education and the Good Life, Part 2, ch. 5 "Play and Fancy" (1926) | WIST Quotations

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