An indepth review of the Folio Society's 'classic' fairy tale books, which are mostly facsimiles of original editions featuring Golden Age illustrators such as Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, Edmund Dulac and Edward Detmold. Companion web article here (includes names of all the stories in each book): http://bit.ly/FolioClassics

Some book links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

0:40 ► Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales – Heath Robinson (OOP)
Abes: https://bit.ly/FSAndersen
eBay: https://ebay.us/sKXo4Q
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3UiPFjr

1:44 ► Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Arthur Rackham (in print)
Abes: https://bit.ly/FSGrimm
eBay: https://ebay.us/gzw6WO
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GoXG0A
FS: http://www.foliosociety.com/book/BGR/...

2:52 ► Perrault’s Fairy Tales – Edmund Dulac (OOP)
Abes: https://bit.ly/FSPerrault
eBay: https://ebay.us/zADyZj
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KjsvVs

3:48 ► East of the Sun, West of the Moon – Kay Nielsen (OOP)
Abes: http://bit.ly/FSEastWest
eBay: https://ebay.us/LfLLtz
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zBoaYS
Or the Taschen is a lovely alternative: https://amzn.to/3m6vcC0
UPDATE: I made a comparison video of the Folio Society and Taschen editions of this title, available here:    • Folio Society vs Taschen | East of th...  

5:02 ► Aesop's Fables – Edward Detmold (OOP)
Abes: http://bit.ly/FSAesop
eBay: https://ebay.us/nhp3lj
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZWsv3O

5:58 ► Arabian Nights – Edward Detmold (back in print)
Abes: http://bit.ly/FSArabian
eBay: https://ebay.us/ExMCC5
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KHJe6x
Folio Society: https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/thea...

6:48 ► A Wonder Book – Walter Crane (OOP)
Abes: http://bit.ly/FSWonder
eBay: https://ebay.us/fgvXMV
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3nT1q44

7:49 ► Tanglewood Tales – Edmund Dulac (OOP)
Abes: http://bit.ly/FSTanglewood
eBay: https://ebay.us/PYVfgQ
Amazon: https://amzn.to/40LmQP2

8:32 ► Tales from Shakespeare – various artists (OOP)
Abes: http://bit.ly/FSTales
eBay: https://ebay.us/j49wds
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GnsChE

9:22 ► A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Heath Robinson (OOP)
Abes: http://bit.ly/FSPuck
eBay: https://ebay.us/ffHCdj
Amazon: https://amzn.to/43hgQiD

10:42 ► Adventures of Robin Hood – John Holder (OOP)
Abes: http://bit.ly/FSRobin
eBay: https://ebay.us/i6DmCj
Amazon: https://amzn.to/43bUbo1



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Music is Dvorak's 'The Water Goblin Op.107', played by the Exingham Community Orchestra and kindly made available under a creative commons licence.

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