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A small selection of Victorian magic lantern slides depicting Punch and Judy - such a fascinating history associated with these characters!
https://t.co/NNCCrFw69G - article @V_and_A.
#DollsPuppetsToys
Some #SussexLore for #FolkloreThursday.
Known as Pharisees & famous for their love of dancing; the last Fairies in England lived in the Sussex Downs - from The Spectator 1908: 'Pharisees & Fairy Rings'.
https://t.co/tzukSeRvvS
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When the internet is awash with spiteful Trolls, spare a thought for their ancestors!
John Bauer (1915)
#FolkloreThursday
Illustration from 'The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie' - Arthur Rackham, 1910. Based on works by Richard Wagner; here - Brünnhilde brings Sieglinde to her surprised sisters & begs the Valkyries for help. #FebruaryAngels
It's hard to exaggerate the cultural impact of Lewis Carroll's seminal 1865 work 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' - a few magic lantern slides to celebrate 120-year anniversary of his death. #AliceInWonderland
#ShakespeareSunday
"Come unto these yellow sands,
And then take hands.
Curtsied when you have, and kissed
The wild waves whist."
The Tempest A1:S2
#FolkloreThursday For some of the most beautiful fairytale #animation around; check out 'The Snow Maiden' (1952) dir. Ivan Ivanov-Vano.
#FolkloreThursday A remarkable article: The Spectator, 1908. 'Pharisees & Fairy Rings' - all abt Fairies in #Sussex! https://t.co/tzukSeRvvS
A little something from William Blake (1757-1827) for #TalesOnTuesday.
'Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing' (1786) @TateImages