Author: Mrs Rudolph Stawell

Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd

Published: 2020-03-17

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 8834167694

This book features 12 enchanting fairy tales in the tue-est sense of the word. Any children’s book containing illustrations by the great Edmund Dulac is immediately set above all others. Originally published in 1910, the twelve stories are accompanied by 8 full-colour illustrations from a master of the golden age of publishing – Edmund Dulac. These images have rigorously painted backgrounds and truly stunning images, creating a visual and literal masterpiece for young people. The 12 stories in this volume are: The Bird of Shadows and the Sun-Bird The Sea-Fairy and the Land-Fairy, and how they quarrelled Princess Orchid's Party The Cloud that had no Lining The Fairies who changed Places The Making of the Opal The Big Spider's Diamonds A Little Girl in a Book The Fairy who was looking for a Home The Box of Dreams The Fairy who had only One Wing The Little Boy from Town This book was dedicated to a little girl named Penelope, ‘so that she may love the fairies, and keep the sunbeam always in her heart’ which we know will be true, even today, for all the young readers, new to this wonderful collection of fairy tales. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. ============== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Fairies I have Met, folklore, fairy tales, myths, legends, fables, bedtime stories, children’s stories, Agatha, beautiful, box, boy, cave, Christabel, Crystal, diamonds, Dreams, Drop of Crystal, Eitel, fire, Flitterwing, flowers, Granny, Gretel, heart, heather, Hedgeflower, jewels, king, little girl, magic, Mermaid, Michael, Mist of the Morning, moonshine fairies, Mountain, Orchid, Opal, pearls, Princess, palace, queen, rain fairies, rosebud, Sapphire, sea fairy, Sister, snowflakes, Spider, Starblossom, sunbeam, sun fairies, Sweet of the Mountain, treasures, water, white horse, wings, Wise