Fantasy Various: The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. v2. 16 May 2025

[GrannyGrump]

“For this book I have gone to those old favourites of the nursery that have such a hold on our affections that their incidents, characters, and even phrases have become part of our everyday thought and expression, and help to shape our lives.”
—Arthur Rackham, preface to the [I]Fairy Book[7I].

For your enjoyment, here are twenty-three enduring classic tales, charmingly illustrated by the Grand Master.

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Arthur Rackham RWS (1867 – 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration, which roughly encompassed the years from 1890 until the end of the First World War. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolor.

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This book is illustrated with eight full-page color images and more than sixty full-size line drawings by the incomparable Arthur Rackham. Cover and end-paper images derived from first edition. Some chapter tail pieces adopted from other Rackham books.

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The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book was first published in 1933.
The text of this ebook is in the public domain worldwide because the creators died more than 100 years ago. The illustrations are in the public domain where copyright is “Life+80” or less, and in the USA.

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[petro1]

There are some links to non-existent images in this one.
fm-0003-PRFHEAD-35.png in preface
ftb-0009-45--p-and-pea.png in st009
ftb-0016-45--ali-baba.png in st016

[GrannyGrump]

I have just uploaded corrected version, having mended a number of errors.
Thanks to petro1 for heads-up --- I've been away from this too long, and out of practice.

My apologies for the errors.
I hope you will forgive, and download the updated version.

[Thalassa]

Thank you for this beautiful edition, much appreciated!

[petro1]

It looks wonderful

[YuryYursky]

many thanks