The Diamond Fairy Book

Overview:

  • Title: The Diamond Fairy Book
  • Author: uncredited
  • Year: 1897
  • Publisher: Hutchinson & Co.
  • Price: 3/6
  • Pages: viii+310
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Anthology
  • Title Reference: The Necklace of Tears
  • Notes: 'With 8 coloured plates by Frank PapĂ© and 83 drawings by H. R. Millar' stated on title page. All stories published originally in The Strand Magazine between 1895-1897. 'The Magician and His Pupil' is mistakenly listed as by A. Godin. It is actually a Polish tale by {{A|A. J. Glinski}} that Ms. Godin translated in the collection Polnische Volksmärchen (1878). Of the uncredited tales 'The Three Valleys' is German & 'The Prince & the Lions' is an old Persian tale. Sources currently unknown.