Amid the thickest darkness of World War I, a luminous beacon of the magical inside the macabre.

From rags to riches and beasts to beanstalks, these are the popular fairy tales that shape our happily ever afters

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Snow White Old Fairytale book illustration

Late 19th century illustration of Snow White with the dwarfs, by Carl Offterdinger.

Illustration from Grimm's fairy tales, 1942 edition Illustration of Cuchulain from "Heroes Of Mankind," 1941 Illustration of Beowulf fr...

As a young girl I used to go and stay with my cousin's family for a week during the school holidays - she had a Grimm's Fairy Tale Book and my favourite story was that of Rapunzel which I used to re-read every time I visited. Something reminded me of that just recently but I couldn't remember much of the story, so I looked it up and this is what I found. A lonely couple, who want a child, live next to a walled garden belonging to an enchantress. The wife, experiencing the cravings…

Rapunzel by Toshiaki Kato

Grimm's Fairy Tales: 64 Dark Original Tales - With Accompanying Facts, 55 Illustrations, and 62 Free Online Audio Files. eBook : Grimm, Jacob, Grimm, Wilhelm, Publishing, Red Skull: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store