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UNIFORM WITH "INDIAN FAIRY TALES."


ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected by Joseph Jacobs. Illustrated by J. D. Batten. Sm. Demy 8vo, pp. xvi, 253. Seven Full-page and sixty smaller Designs. Price 6s.

This new and charmingly illustrated volume.—Daily Telegraph (Leader).

As a collection of fairy tales to delight children of all ages ranks second to none.—Daily Graphic (with illustrations).

A more desirable child’s book … has not been seen for many a day.—Daily News (Leader).

From first to last, almost without exception, these stories are delightful.—Athenæum.

The most delightful looks of fairy tales, taking form and contents together, ever presented to children.—E. S. Hartland, in Folk-Lore.

The whole collection is dramatic and humourous … This delightful book …—Miss Thackeray, in Atlanta (with illustrations).

If we were asked what present would make a child happiest at Christmastide we think we could with a clear conscience point to Mr. Jacobs’ book.—Gloucester Journal.

The most delightful book of its kind that has come in our way for many a day.—Oban Times.

The tales are simply delightful. No amount of description can do them justice. The only way is to read the book through from cover to cover.—Magazine & Book Review.

The book is intended to correspond to "Grimm’s Fairy Tales," and it must be allowed that its pages fairly rival in interest those of the well-known repository of folk-lore.—Sydney Morning Herald (N.S.W.).

Nothing could be more fascinating; it is indeed two delicious books rolled into one.—Review of Reviews (with illustrations).

A really valuable and curious selection which will be welcomed by readers of all ages. … The illustrations by Mr. Batten are often clever and irresistibly humorous.—Times.


CELTIC FAIRY TALES. Edited by Joseph Jacobs, and Illustrated by J. D. Batten. Sm. Demy 8vo, ppl. xvi, 267, with Eight Full-page Illustrations, and numerous Vignetes, Tail-pieces, Initials, &c. 6s.

Mr. Joseph Jacob’s book of "Celtic Fairy Tales" is, like his last year’s collection of "English Fairy Tales," one of the best books of stories ever put together, whether for a young reader or an old.—Scotsman.

The volume is illustrated by Mr. John D. Batten, whose work merit the very highest praise. The humorous sketches are admirable.—Glasgow Herald.

Humour and seriousness are delightfully mingled in these tales from many sources.—Leeds Mercury.

An admirable selection of Celtic Fairy Tales, edited with considerable erudition. The illustrations are graceful and suggestive.—Freeman's Journal.

Delightful stories, exquisite illustrations by John D. Batten, and learned notes.—Ariel.

Mr. Batten's illustrations are quite charming. Neither Tenniel nor C. H. Bennett have done anything better.—Bookseller.

This is not the first volume of exquisite fairy tales which Mr. Jacobs has given the young ones.—Newcastle Daily Chronicle.

A stock of delightful little narratives gathered chiefly from the Celtic-speaking peasants of Ireland.—Daily Telegraph.

A charming volume skilfully illustrated.—Daily Chronicle.

A perfectly lovely book. And oh! the wonderful pictures inside. Get this book if you can; it is capital, all through—Pall Mall Budget.