The prince enquires of the aged countryman

Harry Clarke

1922

For “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” Perrault's Fairy Tales (50)

Only this androgynous figure's sword reassures readers that the printing house hasn't made a mistake.

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Formatting and text by George P. Landow

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Bibliography

The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault. Illustrated by Harry Clarke. Intro. Thomas Bodkin. London: George G. Harrap, [1922]. Internet Archive version of a copy in the New York Public Library. Web. 25 December 2012.

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