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Posted in Fairy Tales
The Violet Fairy Book
The Editor takes this opportunity to repeat what he has often said before, that he is not the author of the stories in the Fairy Books; that he did not invent them ‘out of his own head.’ He is accustomed to being asked, by ladies, ‘Have you written anything else except the Fairy Books?’ He is then obliged to explain… More
Posted in Anthologies
The Red Fairy Book
ONCE upon a time there lived in the village of Montignies-sur-Roc a little cow-boy, without either father or mother. His real name was Michael, but he was always called the Star Gazer, because when he drove his cows over the commons to seek for pasture, h… More
Elfin Music: An Anthology of English Fairy Poetry
1888. Waite selected, arranged and wrote an introduction for this volume of fairy poetry. Contents: The Fairy Family; Travels in Fairyland; Men and Fairies; Chronicles of Fairyland…. More
Posted in Anthologies
The Grey Fairy Book
There was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his subjects that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the whole world, and he had everything his heart could desire. His palace was filled with the rarest of curiosities, and his gardens… More
Posted in Anthologies
The Orange Fairy Book
Once upon a time, at the town of Senna on the banks of the Zambesi, was born a child. He was not like other children, for he was very tall and strong; over his shoulder he carried a big sack, and in his hand an iron hammer. He could also speak like a grow… More