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(1-1) Vasilissa
the Beautiful, illustrated by Ivan I.
Bilibin, Russian Folk Tales,
1902 (Skazki: Vasilisa Prekrasnaia,
illustrated by Ivan Bilibin (1902). The Bodleian
Library University of Oxford, 930 c. 3).
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(1-2) Oberon,
Titania and Puck with Fairies
Dancing, c.1786, by William Blake
(1757–1827). Watercolour and graphite on paper
(William Blake (1757–1827) Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies
Dancing. Date c.1786. Watercolour and
graphite on paper. DeAgostini/SuperStock).
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(2-1) ‘Little Brother and Little
Sister’ by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Arthur
Rackham, 1917 (‘Little Brother and Little Sister’,
by the brothers Grimm; illustrated by Arthur Rackham
(1917). The Bodleian Library University of Oxford,
Castello 26, opp. p. 52).
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(2-2) Jinn, from Marvels of Things Created and
Miraculous Aspects of Things
Existing, by al-Qazwini. Lustre painted
earthenware tile, Iran, 19th century (Tile
illustration from Marvels of
Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things
Existing created by al-Qazwini.
Lustre painted earthenware. Persia, 19th century.
DeAgostini/SuperStock).
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(2-3) Wicked wizard from ‘The Golden
Branch’, by Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy, illustrated by
Clinton Peters, 1900 (The
Fairy Tales of Madame d’Aulnoy, illustrated by Clinton Peters (1900). Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature,
Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of
Florida,
Gainesville, FL).
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(3-1) Shahrazad and her sister
Dinarzad, Alf layla wa-layla
(The Tales of the Thousand and One
Nights), Baghdad, Iraq, 16th century.
John Rylands University Library of Manchester,
Arabic MS 646 [706], leaf 124 (Alf layla wa-layla
(1640). University Library Tübingen, shelfmark
Ma VI 32).
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(3-2) Secrets
and Stories, Paula Rego, 1989,
etching and aquatint, paper size 56.5 x 76.5 cm
Edition of 50 (Paula Rego, Secrets and Stories (1989), etching
and aquatint, paper size 56.5 x 76.5 cm Edition of
50. Copyright the Artist, courtesy Marlborough Fine
Art, Ltd.).
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(4-1) La Barbe
bleue, from Le Cabinet des fées, ed. C. J.
Mayer, illustrated by Clément-Pierre Marillier,
1785–9 (Le Cabinet des
fées by C. J. Mayer (ed.),
illustrated by Clément-Pierre Marillier (1785–9).
The Bodleian Library University of Oxford, Douce M
299 v. 1, facing p. 15).
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(5-1) ‘Caterpillar and Alice’, from
Lewis Carroll’s manuscript copy of Alice’s Adventures Under
Ground. British Library, Add. MS
46700, 1862–4 (British Library, Add. MS 46700,
1862–4. The Governing Body of Christ Church,
Oxford).
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(5-2) ‘The Golden Bird’, illustrated by
George Cruikshank, German
Popular Stories, collected by M. M.
Grimm, 1825-6 (German popular stories, collected by
M. M. Grimm, illustrated by George Cruikshank
(1825-26). The Bodleian Library University of
Oxford, Opie C 883/1-2).
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(6-1) ‘Little Red Riding Hood’,
illustrated by Gustave Doré, Perrault’s Fairy Tales, 1883 (‘Little
Red Riding Hood’, Gustav Doré Illustration.
iStock.com/duncan1890).
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(7-1) ‘Sleeping Beauty’, from Household Stories from the
Collection of the Brothers Grimm,
illustrated by Walter Crane, 1893 (Household Stories from the
Collection of the Brothers Grimm,
illustrated by Walter Crane (1893). The Bodleian
Library, University of Oxford, PT921. K5613 KIN
1893).
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(9-1) Still from The Adventures of Prince
Achmed (1926), directed by Lotte
Reiniger (The Adventures of
Prince Achmed (1926), Lotte Reiniger.
AF archive/Alamy Stock Photo).
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(9-2) Maribel Verdú as the wicked
stepmother in Pablo Berger’s film, Blancanieves, 2012
(Blancanieves
(2012), Pablo Berger. NOODLES PRODUCTION/Album/Album/SuperStock).