Julius Wolff (1834-1910) was born to a cloth maker in Quedlinburg. He studied economics and philosophy in Berlin preparing to take over his father's business. The company suffered substantial financial troubles and Julius sold it to establ…

Classic Fables illustrated by Charles H. Bennett A selection of legendary tales written by Aesop, published in 1875 by Chatto & Windus. We are dealing with 22 fables altogether, each with a moral and one illustration signed by Charles H. B…

Postcards by Paul Hey - Grimm Fairy Tales Paul Hey was a prolific painter and designer who created hundreds of postcards. Scenes from fairy tales, especially by the Brothers Grimm, were among the most numerous and are still valuable among …

Old, Old Fairy Tales by Anne Anderson This picture book (just 20 pages with rigorously shortened stories) is a collection of shortened classic fairy tales, dominated by stories from the collection of the Brothers Grimm. It was published by…

The Six Wives of Bluebeard Can you name all Bluebeard's wives? Do you know at least who was his last one? Sometimes you need a name for a crossword, sometimes you just want to check how the seventh wife (some even search for the eights) wa…

How Harry Clarke saw Charles Perrault's Fairy Tales? This is a very special book for at least two reasons. It's a translation of Perrault's Histoires ou Contes du Temps passé (Les Contes de ma Mère l'Oye) or Tales and Stories of the Past w…

Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Christian Andersen with Dugald Stewart Walker's illustrations Dugald Stewart Walker (1883-1937) was an insurance salesman at first but soon realized this job doesn't suit him. He found his mission in the wor…

Old Time Stories - A Collection of Classic Fairy Tales This book brings many memories to older generation and still offers a great opportunity to present a few pieces of not so old history to younger generations. It is a collection of elev…

Hansel and Gretel is a widely popular fairy tale about two kids, their incompetent parents and a witch in the woods. It inspired numerous artistic works and Engelbert Humperdinck's opera is just one of them. The libretto of the opera was w…

A frog he would a wooing go / Frog Went A-courting This old folk song is telling a simple and playful story with a tragic end. There's a frog who wants to marry a mouse. Together with a rat, his friend, they visit Miss Mousey. Everything l…