Thomas Matthews Rooke (1842-1942) ~ Phyllis Deserted - Become the Spirit of the Almond Tree ~ Via

Watercolor; initialled and dated 1900, 13 x 15 inches ~ Exhibited: Royal Water-Colour Society, 1900 

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“D'Aulnoy’s Fairy Tales” illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren

Gracieuse and Percinet ~ From D’Aulnoy’s Fairy Tales ~ 1923

“She opened the box and immediately out came a quantity of little men.”

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Annie French -  Bridesmaids; The Veils; Meadow Breeze

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Once Upon a Time.1904.
Oil on board.
25.5 x 18 cm. (10 x 7 in.)

Art by Edward Reginald Frampton.(1870/72-1923).

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Mermaid ~ The Magical Man of Mirth ~ Illustrated by Elenore Plaisted Abbott & Helen Alden Knipe ~ 1910 ~ via

“Without Waiting for Assistance, the Charming Mermaid Glided Forth”

More illustrations from this lovely work can be found at the blog, Wannabe Wonderlands.

Frank Cheyne Papé ~ Princess & The Merman ~ The Story of the Little Merman by Ethel Reader ~ 1909 ~ via

The Little Merman swam to the shore, and, creeping up the strand, lay on the yellow sands at her feet.

Frank Cheyne Papé ~ Dragon & The Merman ~ The Story of the Little Merman by Ethel Reader ~ 1909 ~ via

Frank Cheyne Papé ~ Dragon Skin ~ The Story of the Little Merman by Ethel Reader ~ 1909 ~ via

Frank Cheyne Papé ~ Queen of the Gnomes ~ The Story of the Queen of the Gnomes and the True Prince from The Story of the Little Merman by Ethel Reader ~ 1909 ~ via

She looked the ugliest of the little men straight in the face, and she tossed back her head and folded her arms...

Frank Cheyne Papé ~ Princess & The Goblin ~ The Story of the Queen of the Gnomes and the True Prince from The Story of the Little Merman by Ethel Reader ~ 1909 ~ via

Frank Cheyne Papé ~ The Goblin & The Witch ~ The Story of the Queen of the Gnomes and the True Prince from The Story of the Little Merman by Ethel Reader ~ 1909 ~ via

Something in the Witch’s face had already told him that she was not a nice person to ask favours of.

Frank Cheyne Papé ~ The Story of the Queen of the Gnomes and the True Prince from The Story of the Little Merman by Ethel Reader ~ 1909 ~ via

“Oh, Goblin,” she cried, “where are you? What has happened. Is it you?”

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A Boy Of Teneriffe, Amelia Bauerle (1873 - 1916)

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Alice Helena Watson ~ Fairy Trunk ~ The Golden Weathercock ~ 1934 ~ via

“Now you look as people ought to look.”

Alice Helena Watson ~ Book Cover ~ The Golden Weathercock ~ 1934 ~ via