ILLUSTRATIONS
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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
And there, on a bed the curtains of which were drawn wide, he beheld the loveliest vision he had ever seen (20)Frontispiece
Her head nodded with spite and old age together, as she bent over the cradle (5)7
They grew until nothing but the tops of the castle towers could be seen (15)17
BLUE BEARD
They overran the house without loss of time (34)35
The unhappy Fatima cried up to her, 'Anne, sister Anne, do you see any one coming? (42)41
Then Blue Beard roared out so terribly that he made the whole house tremble (44)45
CINDERELLA
She used to creep away to the chimney-corner and seat herself among the cinders (49)51
Whereupon she instantly desired her partner to lead her to the King and Queen (61)63
The Prime Minister was kept very busy during the next few weeks (70)71
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
He had been fasting for more than twenty four hours, and lost no time in falling-to (80)81
Soon they caught sight of the castle in the distance (91)91
'Ah! what a fright you have given me!' she murmured (126)117
