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Artists and Images

and he would dance with no one else.

And her sisters fell down on their knees and begged her pardon for using her so badly...

Andy Gordon

Anima Goes down the Hole

Back cover depicting a young Cinderella

Ben Bruce: Scenes in the Life of a Bowery Newsboy

Bob Burton

Bound to Rise; or, Henry Walton's Motto

Christmas Pantomimes and Burlesques at Covent Garden

Christmas Pantomimes and Burlesques at St. James

Christmas Pantomimes and Burlesques at the Haymarket

Cinderella

Cinderella

Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother

Cinderella and Other Fairy Tales

Cinderella and the Prince

Cinderella as the Princess

Cinderella at the hearth

Cinderella Fitting the Slipper

Cinderella offered her sisters sweet meats....

Cinderella Pantomime at the Drury

Cinderella Returns

Cover art for Wait and Hope; or, a Plucky Boy's Luck by Horatio Alger

Do and Dare; or, A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune

Everybody at the Palace was astonished when they saw such a grand lady...

The Fairy touched them with her wand...

Fame and Fortune

Finding Her Prince (cover illustration)

Go and fetch me a pumpkin....

The guard at the door could not think how it was such a shabby girl had got in.... (color)

The guard at the door could not think how it was that such a shabby girl got in...

Harry Surprises the Squire

Her godmother, who was a Fairy, came to her....

Her godmother, who was a Fairy, came to her.... (color)

Herbert Carter's Legacy

Horatio Alger

Let 'em Fight it Out

Luck and Pluck, or, John Oakley's Inheritance, frontispiece

Luck and Pluck; or, John Oakley's Inheritance

Next night they went to a ball at the Palace again...

On the grave stood a large box of valuable clothes of different kinds

Only an Irish Boy

Paul the Peddler

Paul the Peddler Frontispiece

Phil the Fiddler

The Prince fell in love with her at once, and he would dance with no one else.

The Prince fell in love with her at once...

The Prince took her by the hand and led her into the Palace . . . (color)

The Prince took her by the hand and led her into the Palace . . .

The pumpkin was changed into a lovely carriage....

'Put these on,' said the Fairy . . .

Ragged Dick

The Riding Horses

Risen From the Ranks; or, the Story of Harry Walton's Success

She brought a big pumpkin from the garden, two fine rats, six mice and six lizards.

She had been brought to the shore to be swallowed by a whale

She remembered what her godmother had said...

She was so happy with the Prince that she quite forgot the time...

Sink or Swim, or, Harry Raymond's Resolve: 'High School Boys'

Sink or Swim; or Harry Raymond's Resolve

Slow and Sure

So Cinderella sat down and without any trouble put her foot into the slipper

So Cinderella sat down and without any trouble put her foot into the slipper (color)

Then Cinderella got into her grand carriage . . .

The transformation scene at Covent Garden

The Young Adventurer

John D. Batten (1860 - 1932)

The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead

Cap O' Rushes

The Eagle of Gwern

The Herald announces the court ball

Katau burst out of his stable with the prince on his back

The King's Daughter was to be Sacrificed

The Lamp

Now I have caught you, Molly Whuppie

The Sea Maiden

The Soldier Lays a Honey Trap

The Step-Sister Cuts off her Toe

Trembling at the Church Door

The Youth Cuts Off One of the Monster's Heads

Yspathaden Penkawr

Sheilah Beckett (1913 - 2013)

Snow White and Rose Red

Harry Clarke (1889 - 1931)

Again, vanity is implicitly addressed in the illustration which ends the tale.

Am I come hither to serve you with water, pray?

Another gown the colour of the moon.

Anyone but Cinderilla would have dressed their heads awry.

At this very instant the young fairy came out from behind the hangings.

Away she drove, scarce able to contain herself for joy.

Blue beard joins his other wives.

Cinderella and her prince

Clarke depicts the disquised princess 'Donkey Skin'

Clarke's illustration ending Little Thumb.

Clarke's title page for the tale Riquet with the Tuft.

Curiosity made him put his eye to the keyhole.

Endpiece depicting man as servant to beautiful and virtuous woman.

He asked whither she was going

He brought them home by the very same way they came.

He saw upon a bed, the finest sight was ever beheld.

He thought the Princess was his Queen.

'I will have it so,' replied the queen, 'And will eat her with a sauce Robert.'

Illustration of couple with an attendant used to end the tale

Illustration of Puppeteer

Illustration, implicit of the old dance, posited over the list of illustrations

The image of metamorphosis placed at the end of the tale.

Jupiter appeared before him wielding his mighty thunderbolts.

Little Thumb was as good as his word, and returned that same night with news.

A long black pudding came winding and wriggling towards her.

The marquis gave his hand to the princess, and followed the King, who went up first.

Moral for Blue Beard.

Moral for Perrault's Ridiculous Wishes.

The Moral of Little Thumb.

The Moral of Perrault's Fairy Tales

Perrault's moral appendage for young people

Perrault's moral directive for Donkey Skin

Perrault's moral for Cinderilla.

Perrault's moral for Sleeping Beauty.

Perrault's morals for Riquet with a Tuft.

Perrault's second moral for Cinderilla.

Portrait of Perrault Avec ardeur il aima les beaux arts a quote from his work Griselidis

The Prince believed he had given her more wit than he had reserved for himself.

The Prince enquires of the aged countryman.

A Princess, who appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years of age.

The puppet motif continues on the title page of Little Red Riding Hood

Putting the slipper to her foot

Riquet with the Tuft appeared to her the finest Prince upon earth.

She left behind one of her glass slippers, which the Prince took up most carefully.

Silhouette sketch of lovers in the garden denoting the end of the tale.

Table of Contents (Perrault)

This man had the misfortune to have a blue beard.

Title Page for Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

Title page of Cinderilla, or the Little Glass Slipper.

Title Page of The Fairy

Title page of The Ridiculous Wishes.

Title Page to Blue Beard

Title page to Little Thumb.

Title page to The Master Cat; or Puss in Boots

Truth to tell, this new ornament did not set off her beauty.

Two morals Perrault offers for the tale

What is this I see? said her mother

What, is not the key of my closet among the rest?

Walter Crane (1845 - 1915)

Cock -a-doodle-doo! Our dirty girl has come home too!.

Faithful John

The Frog Prince and the golden ball.

Frontispiece of The Sleeping Beauty.

The headpiece of Aschenputtel.

Headpiece of Faithful John.

Headpiece of Little Red Cap.

The headpiece of Mother Hulda.

The headpiece of Prudent Hans.

Headpiece of The Frog Prince.

Headpiece of The Goose Girl.

Justice revealed in the tailpiece.

The King and Faithful John.

Looking glass upon the wall, who is the fairest of us all?.

The maiden at her mother's grave.

The maiden grew up, adorned with all the gifts of the wise women.

Many king's sons had sought to pass the thorn-hedge, but had been caught and pierced by the thorns, and had died a miserable death.

Mother Hulda

Oh that I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood of the embroidery frame!.

Oh, shake me, shake me, we apples are all of us ripe.

The prince thought it must be a wheel breaking . . .

Prudent Hans casting sheep's eyes at Gretel.

Prudent Hans, who listened well to his mother.

Queen thou art of beauty rare, but Snow White living in the glen, with the seven little men, is a thousand times more fair.

Some cakes and a flask of wine for Red Cap to take to grandmother.

Then she sat down on a stool, drew her foot out of the heavy wooden shoe, and slipped it into the golden one, which fitted it perfectly.

Then the wolf, having satisfied his hunger, lay down again in the bed.

The three ravens of Faithful John.

Title page of Household Stories.

When it was quite dark, the masters of the house came home.

George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878)

Cinderella and the Glass Slipper

Cinderella having fitted on the Glass Slipper produces its' fellow

Cinderella Helping her Sisters to Dress for the Royal Ball

Cinderella leaving the Royal Palace after the Clock had Struck Twelve

Cinderella scouring the Pots and Kettles

The Fairy changing Cinderella's Kitchen dress into a beautiful Ball dress

The Herald's proclaiming the Prince's wish that all the Single Ladies should try on the Glass Slipper.

The Marriage of Cinderella to The Prince

The Prince, picking up Cinderella's Glass Slipper

The Pumpkin, and the Rat, and the Lizards, being changed by the Fairy, into a Coach, Horses, and Servants; to take Cinderella to the Ball at the Royal Palace

Aladdin and his Lamp

Associating the transformation motif.

The back cover depicts a mother entertaining and educating her children with a copy of 'Famous Fairy Tales for Children'.

Both Aladdin and the consumer of Dr. Caldwell's Pepsin are able to eat as they wish.

Cinderella

Cinderella in flight at midnight

The Fairy godmother commences the magical transformation.

Famous Fairy Tales for Children

Introductory page with photograph of W.B. Caldwell and decorations.

Is the magic of the Pepsin comparable to that which Aladdin holds within his Lamp?

Jack and the Beanstalk.

Little Red Riding Hood.

Red Riding Hood examines the appearance of Granny.

Reiterating consistency through generations of shared fairy tales and remedies.

Rescued...recovered...regained...restoration themes of the fairy tale and the Pepsin.

The restoration of wealth aligned with the restoration of health.

Restoring order in the fairy tale narrative and in the lives of the patron.

A testimonial from a Granny?

Timeless tales and timeless remedies...'Note the appearance of the package...'

The villain is felled.

Frank Dillon (1823 - 1909)

Aladdin and his Lamp

Associating the transformation motif.

The back cover depicts a mother entertaining and educating her children with a copy of 'Famous Fairy Tales for Children'.

Both Aladdin and the consumer of Dr. Caldwell's Pepsin are able to eat as they wish.

Cinderella

Cinderella in flight at midnight

The Fairy godmother commences the magical transformation.

Famous Fairy Tales for Children

Introductory page with photograph of W.B. Caldwell and decorations.

Is the magic of the Pepsin comparable to that which Aladdin holds within his Lamp?

Jack and the Beanstalk.

Little Red Riding Hood.

Red Riding Hood examines the appearance of Granny.

Reiterating consistency through generations of shared fairy tales and remedies.

Rescued...recovered...regained...restoration themes of the fairy tale and the Pepsin.

The restoration of wealth aligned with the restoration of health.

Restoring order in the fairy tale narrative and in the lives of the patron.

A testimonial from a Granny?

Timeless tales and timeless remedies...'Note the appearance of the package...'

The villain is felled.

H. J. Ford (1860 - 1941)

Aphrodite brings Cupid to Psyche.

Apuleius changes into an Ass.

The Bearskin - Am not I a bold Beast?.

The Emperor carries William away.

The Fury of the Werwolf.

Havelok presents Goldborough to the English people.

Little Sir Bevis avenges his father.

The lovers meet by plan of Alexandrine.

Round the bag which held the boy a brilliant light was shining.

Strong Sir Bevis keeps the two dragons at bay

The Wer-wolf carries Prince William away.

The Werwolf's visit to the cave.

Zephyr carries Psyche down from the mountain.

Cinderella

Cinderella Plate

Vereker Hamilton (1856 - 1931)

Venus and a Seagull

Jessie M. King (1875 - 1949)

Back cover

Cinderella danced for joy in her saffron-tinted frock.

Cinderella Goes To The Bees For beeswax and to the Garden for Onions..

Contents of How Cinderella Was Able To Go to The Ball.

Dress in Batik.

Endpiece: Cinderella working Batik.

Frontispiece: Cinderella could not help crying.

Guenevere Gone A Maying.

How Cinderella Was Able To Go to The Ball.

Javanese Earthenware Dish with Heater-for Charcoal.

Lampshade Title: The Chase.

Pair of curtains, title: Little Sister and Faire Brother.

Progressive examples of Batik.

Requirements for Success in Batik

Silk Opera Cloak in Batik.

Sleeveless tunic with hanging side sash - yellow represents wax; dyed green, blue painted in.

Tjanzings.

Tunic - green painted in orange and red dyes.

Tunic - orange and cerise - painted in dyed green blue and dark blue.

Margaret Evans Price (1888 - 1973)

Cinderella

Cinderella chose the biggest and finest pumpkin on the vines.

Cinderella shared with her sisters the fruit and sweet meats.

Cinderella sprang up and ran out of the ballroom.

Cinderella tried to make her sisters look as well as possible.

If you had been at the ball you would not have been yawning.

The Prince's Messenger blew a great blast on his trumpet.

We might make a coachman out of these

You must not stay one minute after midnight.

Edwin J. Prittie (1851 - 1882)

Bending over the brook, she drank.

The better to eat you with.

Cinderella in her fright ran so fast.

Cinderella left one of her glass slippers on the floor

The daintiest pair of glass slippers that ever were seen.

The end of his beard was fixed in a split of a tree.

'Good morning,' said the wolf, and trotted away.

Grimm's Fairy Tales

It looks quite easy. May I try to do it?

The King bade him tell all that happened.

The king sent out all his heralds and trumpeters

The lock of hair fell out of her bosom.

The old king stood outside and listened.

The poor child was sent to live in the kitchen.

The Prince married his rightful bride, and they lived long in peace and happiness.

So sweet and pretty that everybody loved her.

Stretch your finger that I may feel if you are getting fat.

A strong wind snatched his hat off.

There on the hearth in front of her stood an old woman.

There was no doubt as to whom he would choose.

They travelled on till they came to the King's palace.

The wolf reached the Grandmother's cottage and knocked at the door.

Prud'hon (1758 - 1826)

Proserpine and Psyche

W. B. Richmond (1842 - 1921)

Cupid and Psyche

W. Graham Robertson (1866 - 1948)

And these are your sisters - ugly and cruel doubtless.

If you please, miss, was it by your orders that this was sent in?

The Slippers of Cinderella.

So much depends upon the way a thing is worn.

Cinderella had to wash the dishes and scrub the floors.

Frontispiece of Cinderella.

The little slipper fitted Cinderella like wax.

The Prince asked the guards if they had seen the princess.

The Prince stayed close beside Cinderella

The Sisters called in Cinderella to ask her advice.

Title page of Cinderella.

The wedding cake with the slippers.

You will find six lizards behind the watering pot.