A selection of classic tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy, illustrated in a pure Victorian style by Sir Walter Crane.
The present edition includes the restored and recolored versions of "The Frog Prince", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Hind in the Wood", "Princess Belle-Etoile" and "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp".