A collection of stories and poems about fairies, including an excerpt from James Barrie's "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens," Hans Christian Andersen's "Thumbelina," and Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market."
A collection of poems by such writers as Robert Graves, William Shakespeare, and Walter de la Mare and tales from around the world about fairies in all their forms.
Doyle's watercolors of an elf world are presented side by side with Allinghams's poem and Lang's fairy tale, both of which were inspired by the 19th-century illustrations.