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Brains are mightier than the sword - a fairy story / F.M. Howarth.

Brains are mightier than the sword - a fairy story / F.M. Howarth.

Print shows a series of 12 panels relating a story about a dragon that is terrorizing a kingdom. The king issues a "proclamation" offering half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in marriage to any of his knig... More

A whimsical children's playset at the nonprofit Fairtale Town theme park, across from the city zoo in Sacramento, California's capital

A whimsical children's playset at the nonprofit Fairtale Town theme pa...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

The song of sixpence picture book : containing Sing a song of sixpence, Princess Belle Etoile, An alphabet of old friends

The song of sixpence picture book : containing Sing a song of sixpence...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Snow White and other stories by the brothers Grimm;
The song of sixpence picture book : containing Sing a song of sixpence, Princess Belle Etoile, An alphabet of old friends

The song of sixpence picture book : containing Sing a song of sixpence...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

The wonder clock: - book for children by Howard Pyle
Through fairy halls of my bookhouse,

Through fairy halls of my bookhouse,

Lettered on back: My bookhouse: Through fairy halls, three. Illustrated t.-p. and lining-papers in colors. Many illustrations are signed, and include the following names: Maud-Miska Petersham, Garada Clark. LC... More

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

Fairy legends of the French provinces

Fairy legends of the French provinces

Also available in digital form.

Fairy legends of the French provinces

Fairy legends of the French provinces

Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

[Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom.  I only want to look at you; you are so handsome

[Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom. I only want to look at you; you are so...

Caption from Drawn to Purpose exhibit: Through the Eyes of a Child. Jessie Willcox Smith employed her keen ability to imagine and evoke the angst and innocent wonder of a child in this breathtaking underwater s... More

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

Title handwritten on mat continues: ... standing up on the Allalonestone, all alone. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The ... More

Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby - Public domain book illustration

Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby - Public domain book illustration

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 344. Exhibite... More

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Shitakiri suzume, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Shitakiri suzume, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows an old woman(?) carrying a large basket on her back, a gift from the sparrow whose tongue she had cut; the basket is full of demons instead of the treasure she is expecting. Title and other descript... More

Der deutsche Märchenwald / Herm. Vogel. Pl. '91.

Der deutsche Märchenwald / Herm. Vogel. Pl. '91.

Illustration shows characters from German fairy tales, including Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Puss in Boots, in a forest.

Tom Thumb - A black record with a label on it

Tom Thumb - A black record with a label on it

Public domain photograph of recording, record label, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

Alfred Crowquill - Beauty and the beast

Alfred Crowquill - Beauty and the beast

In verse. With: Bayley, F.W.N. Jack the giant killer. New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co., 1845. LC copy has hand-colored illustrations.

Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy tales and stories,. Public domain book.

Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy tales and stories,. Public domain book.

Illustrated t.-p. and lining-papers. Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock: - book for children by Howard Pyle
The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

Hans Christian Andersen. Hans Andersen's best stories:. Public domain book.
The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

Flower fables, - Book for children by Louisa May Alcott
Swiss fairy tales, by William Elliot Griffis

Swiss fairy tales, by William Elliot Griffis

Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock: - book for children by Howard Pyle
The wonder clock: - book for children by Howard Pyle
The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

Title handwritten on mat continues: ... standing up on the Allalonestone, all alone. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The ... More

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

Title handwritten on mat continues: ... standing up on the Allalonestone, all alone. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The ... More

He looked up at the broad yellow moon and thought that she looked at him

He looked up at the broad yellow moon and thought that she looked at h...

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as frontispiece in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916. E... More

No, she cannot be dirty - Public domain book illustration

No, she cannot be dirty - Public domain book illustration

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 36. Exhibit l... More

Tom reached and clawed down the hole after him

Tom reached and clawed down the hole after him

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 186. Exhibite... More

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Saru no ikigimo - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Saru no ikigimo - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a woman with two children standing on the seashore watching a monkey riding on a turtle (or jellyfish).

Hitotsuya no tsuki, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Hitotsuya no tsuki, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows an old woman holding a small firebrand or torch as she sneaks around the corner at the entrance to a room in a lonely, isolated house, with the moon shining in the background. Title and other descri... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

A whimsical children's playset at the nonprofit Fairtale Town theme park, across from the city zoo in Sacramento, California's capital

A whimsical children's playset at the nonprofit Fairtale Town theme pa...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

The flower maiden, and other stories,

The flower maiden, and other stories,

Also available in digital form.

Cinderella ..

Cinderella ..

Cover-title. Text on p. [2-3] of cover included in paging. Illustrated by R. André. Also available in digital form.

Alfred Crowquill - Beauty and the beast

Alfred Crowquill - Beauty and the beast

In verse. With: Bayley, F.W.N. Jack the giant killer. New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co., 1845. LC copy has hand-colored illustrations.

The wonder clock: - book for children by Howard Pyle
Flower fables, - Book for children by Louisa May Alcott
More Celtic fairy tales, by Joseph Jacobs

More Celtic fairy tales, by Joseph Jacobs

Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock: - book for children by Howard Pyle
[Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom.  I only want to look at you; you are so handsome

[Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom. I only want to look at you; you are so...

Caption from Drawn to Purpose exhibit: Through the Eyes of a Child. Jessie Willcox Smith employed her keen ability to imagine and evoke the angst and innocent wonder of a child in this breathtaking underwater s... More

[Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom.  I only want to look at you; you are so handsome

[Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom. I only want to look at you; you are so...

Caption from Drawn to Purpose exhibit: Through the Eyes of a Child. Jessie Willcox Smith employed her keen ability to imagine and evoke the angst and innocent wonder of a child in this breathtaking underwater s... More

Tom sat upon the buoy long days

Tom sat upon the buoy long days

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 158. Exhibite... More

Tom reached and clawed down the hole after him

Tom reached and clawed down the hole after him

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 186. Exhibite... More

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Hans Christian Andersen. Hans Andersen's fairy tales;. Public domain book.
Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy tales and stories,. Public domain book.

Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy tales and stories,. Public domain book.

Illustrated t.-p. and lining-papers. Also available in digital form.

The song of sixpence picture book : containing Sing a song of sixpence, Princess Belle Etoile, An alphabet of old friends

The song of sixpence picture book : containing Sing a song of sixpence...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

The song of sixpence picture book containing Sing a song of sixpence, Princess Belle Etoile, An alphabet of old friends

The song of sixpence picture book containing Sing a song of sixpence, ...

with the original coloured designs by Walter Crane, including a preface and other embellishments. (statement of responsibility) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Modern fairyland,

Modern fairyland,

Also available in digital form.

Fairy tales everyone should know,

Fairy tales everyone should know,

Also available in digital form.

Alfred Crowquill - Beauty and the beast

Alfred Crowquill - Beauty and the beast

In verse. With: Bayley, F.W.N. Jack the giant killer. New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co., 1845. LC copy has hand-colored illustrations.

The wonder clock: - book for children by Howard Pyle
The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

The water-babies; a fairy tale for a land-baby

The water-babies; a fairy tale for a land-baby

Also available in digital form.

The water babies : a fairy tale for a land baby

The water babies : a fairy tale for a land baby

The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby. Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock: - book for children by Howard Pyle
Grace Greenwood. Treasures from fairy land. Public domain book.

Grace Greenwood. Treasures from fairy land. Public domain book.

Two volumes in one. Also available in digital form.

He felt the net very heavy - Public domain book illustration

He felt the net very heavy - Public domain book illustration

Title on verso continues: ... and lifted it out quickly, with Tom all entangled in the meshes. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water ... More

He felt how comfortable it was to have nothing on him but himself

He felt how comfortable it was to have nothing on him but himself

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 86. Exhibit l... More

The  song of sixpence picture book containing Sing a song of sixpence, Princess Belle Etoile, An alphabet of old friends
Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid - Drawing. Public domain image.

Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 236. Exhibite... More

Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid - Drawing. Public domain image.

Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 236. Exhibite... More

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Little Red Riding Hood - Public domain  painting

Little Red Riding Hood - Public domain painting

50948 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. See also PAGA 7, no. ... More

The Sleeping Beauty - Print, Library of Congress collection

The Sleeping Beauty - Print, Library of Congress collection

45991 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Tyler, Elizabeth, art... More

Hansel & Gretel's Lounge in Powell, Wyoming. Hansel and Gretel are neither the proprietors nor local citizens. They are a brother and sister featured in a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812

Hansel & Gretel's Lounge in Powell, Wyoming. Hansel and Gretel are nei...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within ... More

Snow White and other stories by the brothers Grimm;
Flower fables, - Book for children by Louisa May Alcott
Cinderella ..

Cinderella ..

Cover-title. Text on p. [2-3] of cover included in paging. Illustrated by R. André. Also available in digital form.

Flower fables, - Book for children by Louisa May Alcott
Beauty and the beast - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Beauty and the beast - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress s...

In verse. With: Bayley, F.W.N. Jack the giant killer. New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co., 1845. LC copy has hand-colored illustrations.

Korean fairy tales, by William Elliot Griffis

Korean fairy tales, by William Elliot Griffis

Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for ea...

Illustrated title page. Also available in digital form.

The water-babies; a fairy tale for a land-baby,

The water-babies; a fairy tale for a land-baby,

Also available in digital form.

[Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom.  I only want to look at you; you are so handsome

[Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom. I only want to look at you; you are so...

Caption from Drawn to Purpose exhibit: Through the Eyes of a Child. Jessie Willcox Smith employed her keen ability to imagine and evoke the angst and innocent wonder of a child in this breathtaking underwater s... More

He felt the net very heavy - Public domain book illustration

He felt the net very heavy - Public domain book illustration

Title on verso continues: ... and lifted it out quickly, with Tom all entangled in the meshes. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water ... More

He looked up at the broad yellow moon and thought that she looked at him

He looked up at the broad yellow moon and thought that she looked at h...

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as frontispiece in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916. E... More

He looked up at the broad yellow moon and thought that she looked at him

He looked up at the broad yellow moon and thought that she looked at h...

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as frontispiece in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916. E... More

No, she cannot be dirty - Public domain book illustration

No, she cannot be dirty - Public domain book illustration

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley. New York : Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916, p. 36. Exhibit l... More

Stories from Hans Andersen

Stories from Hans Andersen

Picryl description: Public domain book of Fairy Tales, free to use, no copyright restrictions. With illustrations.

Red Riding Hood - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Red Riding Hood - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother. A shape book. Title from illustrated paper cover. Toy book cut in the shape of a standing Little Red Riding Hood, with a wolf... More

Cinderella ..

Cinderella ..

Cover-title. Text on p. [2-3] of cover included in paging. Illustrated by R. André. Also available in digital form.

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