Fairy dreams or, Wanderings in Elf-landJane G. AustinOmniClassics · Literature
Fairy dreams or, Wanderings in Elf-land
Jane G. AustinSix literary fairy tales follow quests, enchantments, and encounters with unfamiliar realms.
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About the book
Jane G. Austin's collection opens with Prince Rudolf, who longs for a flower glimpsed in a dream but cannot recall enough about it to describe what he seeks. His search introduces a world in which magical aids may guide a traveler without sparing him the need to judge appearances. The other tales include Konig Tolv's Bride, The Gray Cat and the Cave of the Winds, The Frost-Maiden, Under the Sea, and The Castle on the Cliff. Courts, natural forces, and enchanted places give the stories varied settings, while desire and trial supply their movement. These are authored literary fairy tales, shaped for imaginative and moral reflection rather than presented as a documentary collection of oral tradition.
- Enchantment and desire
- Quest and discernment
- Imagined worlds
Why read it
Explore a nineteenth-century fairy-tale collection beginning with the memorable problem of seeking something known only through a dream.
English collection by Jane G. Austin, copyright 1859