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Warwick Goble Illustrations

from The Fairy Book,  by John Halifax
London:  MacMillan and Co., Limited,  1913.   (The book is out of copyright.)

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Frontispiece: <br /><br />"'Is it very far from hence?' asked the wolf."<br /><br /> . . . page 225

Title Page

Copyright Page

List of Illustrations

List of Illustrations (cont.)

List of Illustrations (cont.)

"A young girl of wonderful beauty lay asleep on an embroidered bed."<br /><br /> . . . page 6

"Hop-o'-my-thumb . . . knew well enough how to lead them safe home, as he had taken care to drop the white pebbles he had in his pocket along all the way he had come."<br /><br /> . . . page 10

"The only remnant of her past magnificence being one of her little glass slippers."<br /><br /> . . . page 24

"When the cock had now crowed for the third time, . . . the little men stole down and disappeared."<br /><br /> . . . page 30

"At last she remembered her dream, rushed to the grassplot, and there saw him lying apparently dead."<br /><br /> . . . page 59

"And she climbed up and easily broke off a branch, with its silver leaves and golden fruit, and handed it to the knight."<br /><br /> . . . page 67

"When the lady came she gave the handkerchief to the magician."<br /><br /> . . . page 76

"The butterfly took wing, and mounted into the air with little Tom on his back."<br /><br /> . . . page 91

"'Are you not sometimes called Rumpelstilzchen?'"<br /><br /> . . . page 96

"The lady gave him a purse."<br /><br /> . . . page 101

"Riquet with the Tuft appeared in her eyes the most elegant young man she had ever seen."<br /><br /> . . . page 116

"So at night, when all were asleep, he led the trembling Aslog over the snow and ice-fields away to the mountains."<br /><br /> . . . page 119

"The compassionate children instantly seized hold of the little man, held him fast, and struggled so long that the eagle let his prey go."<br /><br /> . . . page 134

"Jack . . . seized the hen, and ran off with her, . . . reached the top of the bean-stalk, which he descended in safety."<br /><br />. . . page 142

"As soon as the rods touched her, they turned into bundles of feathers."<br /><br />. . . page 152

"At evening-tide she climbed up into a little tree, and purposed spending the night there, for fear of the wild beasts."<br /><br />. . . page 163

"'Madam,' said he, 'since I have had the honour to serve you, I know not any other happiness that I can wish for."<br /><br />. . . page 172

"These beasts of prey were instantly turned into three little lambs."<br /><br />. . . page 200

"The king took the beautiful maiden on his horse and conducted her to his castle."<br /><br />. . . page 222

"'You have but to give me a sack, and a pair of boots such as gentlemen wear when they go shooting.'"<br /><br />. . . page 228

"Avenant delivered up his phial; the owl flew with it into the grotto, and in less than half-an-hour reappeared, bringing it quite full and well corked."<br /><br />. . . page 247

"The fairy there welcomed her majesty."<br /><br />. . . page 251

"The king's daughter was overjoyed when she beheld her pretty plaything again, picked it up, and ran away with it."<br /><br />. . . page 267

"'I was accordingly laid in a cradle of mother-of-pearl, ornamented with gold and jewels.'"<br /><br />. . . page 283

"He flew in, perched on her shoulder, and expressed his delight and affection by a thousand caresses."<br /><br />. . . page 294

"They were very friendly, however, and inquired her name. 'Snowdrop,' answered she."<br /><br />. . . page 299

"Stopping beside a fountain, she let her hair fall loose, and dipped her weary feet in the cool water."<br /><br />. . . page 318

"There, one day, he heard a voice, and presently after was surprised by the appearance of a mermaid."<br /><br />. . . page 328

"The queen threw one of the shirts over each of them, and when the shirts touched their bodies, they were changed into swans, and flew away over the wood."<br /><br />. . . page 332

"By the care of the Fairy Tulip, she was not wounded."<br /><br />. . . page 358

"Out of the fire flew a beautiful bird, who, singing deliciously, rose up high in the air."<br /><br />. . . page 368

         

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