“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C. S. LewisTumblr (3.0; @fairyillustrations)http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9h6lrCmwZ1r3n1tpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9h6lrCmwZ1r3n1tpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653419840http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653419840Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:13:49 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m85cpz5V2g1qa1a2ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bevsi.tumblr.com/post/28579520245/the-little-match-girl-aka-the-saddest-thing-ever">bevsi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>the little match girl</p> <p>aka the saddest thing ever written. why hans christian andersen</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653402374http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653402374Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:13:24 -0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9dg35DvYY1qb8vpuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://crashinglybeautiful.tumblr.com/post/30491446556/moonlit-night-1898-by-hugo-buchner-thank">crashinglybeautiful</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://photoseed.com/collection/single/mondnacht/">Moonlit Night, 1898</a> by Hugo Büchner. Thank you, <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://firsttimeuser.tumblr.com/post/30457465093/moonlit-night-1898-by-hugo-buchner">firsttimeuser</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653387787http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653387787Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:13:04 -0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jy7ehj4D1qi8z68o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://muirgilsdream.tumblr.com/post/30505057162/alphonse-neuville-illustration-from-20-thousand">muirgilsdream</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alphonse Neuville, illustration from 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653373873http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653373873Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:12:44 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jydls1ur1qi8z68o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://muirgilsdream.tumblr.com/post/30505221045/alphonse-neuville-illustration-from-20-thousand">muirgilsdream</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alphonse Neuville, illustration from 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653364054http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653364054Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:12:31 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9imcqESKs1r8mbqlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653354385http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653354385Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:12:17 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ptcvelhb1qlt206o1_r2_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653347422http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653347422Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:12:08 -0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ix2gmCD01r8mbqlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653317635http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653317635Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:11:25 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9girbNclH1qae58jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://simplynerdilicious.tumblr.com/post/30376868658/frau-holle-by-anne-anderson">simplynerdilicious</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Frau Holle by Anne Anderson</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653306513http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653306513Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:11:10 -0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9lc7r2rEY1ru64rao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alicismo.tumblr.com/post/30548099550/by-peter-newell-1902">alicismo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>by<strong> Peter Newell</strong> (1902)</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653287871http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653287871Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:10:43 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ab1kIYAN1r8mbqlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653270032http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/30653270032Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:10:17 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6rc5fBeNY1rsbhymo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nicole-halsey.tumblr.com/post/26651384287/more-art-from-my-old-fairy-tale-book-the">nicole-halsey</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>More art from my old fairy tale book:</p> <p><em>The Princess and the Pea</em> by Robyn Officer</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146097249http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146097249Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:26:39 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m68o2dOfV21qc6j5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rhamphotheca.tumblr.com/post/25942789271/ancient-coral-reefs-ca-1920-by-heinrich-harder">rhamphotheca</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Ancient Coral Reefs</strong> (ca. 1920) by Heinrich Harder</p> <p>from <em><a class="external text" href="http://www.copyrightexpired.com/Heinrich_Harder/ancient_coral_reefs.html" rel="nofollow">The Wonderful Paleo Art of Heinrich Harder</a></em>.</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146078956http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146078956Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:26:20 -0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7h3gvDA671qbami0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://merverb.tumblr.com/post/27771155435">merverb</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>the tower’s all I look good in all lights I’m rockin’ this</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146054475http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146054475Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:25:56 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ky5vxtRn1r57qc5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com/post/27783236805/blanche-mcmanus">still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Blanche McManus</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146017217http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146017217Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:25:17 -0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzx4ewl73T1qbvxo8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com/post/27784987829/alice-in-illustration-by-margaret-tarrant">still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alice-in.tumblr.com/post/478908635/illustration-by-margaret-tarrant">alice-in</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Illustration by <a href="http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/tarrant.html">Margaret Tarrant</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146005366http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28146005366Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:25:04 -0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7g5js3sEV1qzj3y3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lozateazer.tumblr.com/post/27614046391/willful-daughter-by-jim-salvati">lozateazer</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Willful Daughter” by Jim Salvati</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28145974977http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28145974977Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:24:32 -0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7m1j2lAtU1rnsb2oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://someforeignletters.tumblr.com/post/27828779832/flora-white-peter-pan-illustration">someforeignletters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Flora White <em>Peter Pan</em> illustration</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28145898913http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28145898913Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:23:14 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1g2tekoto1r3ligdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sorrow-s-army.tumblr.com/post/19892565838/varen-1907-av-carl-larsson">sorrow-s-army</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Våren (Spring) (1907) av Carl Larsson</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28145885091http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28145885091Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:23:00 -0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m01fueqNaM1qe5sl0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://prairiehamster.tumblr.com/post/18369179665/this-fairytale-i-know-its-the-wild-swans-by-hans">prairiehamster</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>THIS fairytale I know. It’s the Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen as illustrated by Elenore Abbott. The gist of the fairytale is an evil queen has turned the princess’s eleven brothers into swans and she can cure them if she knits them all coats (I think it’s  coats) and never smiles or says a word for the whole duration.</p> <p>Long story short, she nearly gets burnt at the stake.</p> <p>Had to make sure I wasn’t conflating that with the story of Brother and Sister, where the brother is turned into a deer.</p> </blockquote>http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28145871193http://fairyillustrations.tumblr.com/post/28145871193Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:22:45 -0300