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The Diamond Fairy Book

uncredited

First published 1897
Publisher Hutchinson & Co.
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages viii+310
Price 3/6

'With 8 coloured plates by Frank Papé and 83 drawings by H. R. Millar' stated on title page. All stories published originally in The Strand Magazine between 1895-1897. 'The Magician and His Pupil' is mistakenly listed as by A. Godin. It is actually a Polish tale by {{A|A. J. Glinski}} that Ms. Godin translated in the collection Polnische Volksmärchen (1878). Of the uncredited tales 'The Three Valleys' is German & 'The Prince & the Lions' is an old Persian tale. Sources currently unknown.