The Allies’ Fairy Book - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

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The Allies' Fairy Book contains a selection of traditional fairy tales from the allied countries participating in World War I. Its stories include; 'Jack the Giant Killer' (English); 'The Battle of the Birds' (Scottish); 'Lludd and Llevelys' (Welsh); 'Gulesh' (Irish); 'The Sleeping Beauty (French); 'Cesarino and the Dragon' (Italian); 'What came of picking flowers' (Portuguese); 'The Adventures of Little Peachling', 'The Fox's Wedding' and 'The Tongue-Cut Sparrow' (Japanese); 'Frost' (Russian); 'The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens' (Serbian); and 'The Last Adventure of Thyl Ulenspiegel' (Belgian). The tales are illustrated with Arthur Rackham's beautiful colour plates and monotone drawings.