THE VAMPIRE AND ST MICHAEL. COSSACK FAIRY TALES. ONCE upon a time in a certain village there lived two neighbors; one was rich, very rich, and the other so poor… Read More
Category: Fairy Tales
Ali Baba and the forty thieves by Walter Crane.
Ali Baba and the forty thieves by Walter Crane. In the Arabic version of Thousand and One Nights this story was not yet contained.
Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué.
Undine THE seas, the rivers and brooks contain the numberless tribes of Water-sprites. * * * * *
Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother.
Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother. Gustav Dore, Arist. A. Pisan, Engraver. AFTER Cinderella had dressed her two sisters for the ball, she followed them with her eyes as long as… Read More
Drawings by Abanindranath Tagore. Princess Lotus. Buddha and Sujata.
Abanindranath Tagore. Indian Artist 1871-1951. Drawings by Abanindranath Tagore. Princess Lotus, In the dark night, Buddha and Sujata. Abanîndranâth Thâkur known as Tagore (7 August 1871 – 5 December 1951),… Read More
The Fairy Ariel by William Shakespeare
The Fairy Ariel by William Shakespeare. Ariel (air spirit), a fictional character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Ariel is bound to serve the magician Prospero, who rescued him from the tree in… Read More
Nala and Damayanti. A Noble Prince and Fair Princess.
India. Epic Mahabharata. Indian myth and legend: with illustrations by Warwick Goble.