Stories Collection (#32)

Tom Tom the Pipers Son " Tom with his pipe made such a noise, That he pleased both the girls and boys, And they all stopped to hear him play, Over the hills and far away."

Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross " Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse; Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes

Copenhagen Park Sunday
Sunday afternoon in the Oster Glacis, Copenhagen - couples and families sprawl on the grass, flirting, drinking, telling stories, gossiping or playing games. Date: 1888

Atom Smasher, Astounding Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
The Atom Smasher. Travelling through space and time. Date: May 1930

Book cover design, Two Well-Worn Shoe Stories, showing a red-haired girl and her two dogs looking at a picture book. 1899

Insect God, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE MOON MISTRESS - the insect god prepares to give his hungry followers a tasty dinner of raw Earthman. Date: 1932

Explorers of Calisto, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
EXPLORERS OF CALLISTO - Earthmen encounter the evil Lunarians as they pursue the Princess Date: 1930

Mother & Children C1875
Mother sits on a window seat and reads a story to her three children. Date: circa 1875

Ceausescus Palace
CEAUSESCUs PALACE. Built 1984-9 it is the 2nd largest building on earth. It extends for several stories below ground & includes a nuclear bunker. Date: 1998

Spooky Stories
An old man tells creepy stories to children before they go to bed

Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Red April
Red April, 1965 - A ray from a spinning ball, created by three enemy ships, destroys an American spaceship. Date: 1932

Rome / Trajan Column C1760
Trajans Column in Trajans Forum, Rome.The monument was built under Emperor Trajan and was finished in 113 AD. The carvings depict Trajans campaigns in Dacia. Date: 2nd century AD

Masterminds of Venus, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
MASTER MINDS OF VENUS - Friendly Venerians [sic] come to help Earthfolk Date: 1934

Robert M Ballantyne
ROBERT M BALLANTYNE - Scottish author of popular adventure stories for children, such as The young fur-traders based on his own experiences with the Hudsons Bay Company. Date: 1825 - 1894

City building. This building is constructed from wood, steel and glass. Steel is commonly used in construction because of its strength. Photographed in Dusseldorf, Germany

Boris Chertok, Russian rocket engineer
Boris Chertok (born 1912), Russian rocket engineer, talking at a meeting. Chertok, in his 90s here, is one of the veterans of the Soviet space programme

Books. Fiction and nonfiction books in a pile

Open fiction book

Fiction books on a shelf

Minstrels sing stories of heroes
Minstrels sang of the famous deeds of heroes. A medieval minstrel with a celtic harp sings stories to a rapt audience of men, women and children

How the rhino got his skin
Illustration by the author to How the Rhinoceros Got his Skin by Rudyard Kipling in Just So Stories

How the leopard got his spots
Illustration by the author to How the Leopard got his Spots by Rudyard Kipling in Just So Stories. The Leopard (lying down)

Enchanted Hours by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in dungarees sits on a small, colourful stool engrossed in a good book

Once Upon a Time by Muriel Dawson
A sweet child with a pot belly and tousled blonde hair peers into a book with a red cover

The five-storey Pagoda at Nikko, Japan
The five storied Pagoda at Nikko, Japan. Tadakatsu Sakai started work on this building in 1650, but it burned down in 1815. It was rebuilt in 1818

Pinocchio meets Jack and the Beanstalk
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- Geppetto making Pinocchio at a table (right), and the Giant falling off the Beanstalk (left)

The Three Little Pigs meet a white goose and chick
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- a little pig builds a house (left), watched closely by a wolf getting ready to blow it down

Fairy Tales of Spring - Red Riding Hood by Pauline Baynes
Red Riding Hood illustrated by Pauline Baynes, one of four fairy tales reflecting the seasons. Little Red Riding Hood is distracted in her mission to take a basket to grandmother by the flowers in

Emperors New Clothes - Princess and the Pea
Illustrations of two well-known Fairy Tales: The Emperors New Clothes (left) and The Princess and the Pea (right)

Morocco - Storyteller
A Moroccan storyteller entertaining a group of seated children before a large pavilion tent

Hector Hugh Munro, or Saki, 1870- 1916). Sakis stories satirized the Edwardian social scene. He wrote a number of stort stories including The Open Window

Amazing Stories Plane
A stylised cover showing an aeroplane flying through circles of light

Fairy stories by photography, Grimm stories illustrated
The prince finding the sleeping beauty. Grimms fairy stories told with photographs and illustrations. From the Christmas Number 1907

Fairy stories by photography; Grimms stories illustrated
The little brother and sister: the little sister placing her golden garter round her brothers neck. Grimms fairy stories told with photographs and illustrations. From the Christmas Number 1907

Rider Haggard / 1890 Photo
SIR HENRY RIDER HAGGARD writer of She and other adventure stories

Vertumnia and Hamadryad
Vertumnia loves a hamadryad, but he doesn t love her; so she disguises herself as an old woman and tells him awful stories of what happens to people who reject love

Playing Near Fishingboat
A group of children play in the sand near a fishing boat whose owner is telling fishy stories to a little girl

John Buchan Photo
JOHN BUCHAN statesman and writer, author of The 39 steps and other adventure stories

Nashs Magazine
A sultry young woman in an exotic sombrero is the cover girl for this World War One issue which contains stories of German barbarities

Sunny Stories for Tiny Folk
Stylised front cover illustration of a childrens book from the 1920s showing three little enjoying a cosy afternoon knitting and reading

Fairy Stories for Tiny Folk
A bold and colourful cover design for the front cover of a childrens book from the 1920s featuring an elf and a fairy in a woodland glade

Wonder Stories for Tiny Folk
Bold, art deco style front cover illustration to a childrens book showing two small children enjoying a ride on a rocking horse

Nature Stories for Tiny Folk
A mother and three children enjoy an impromptu nature lesson while sat under a tree on a summers day

Fairy Stories for Tiny Folk back cover
A bold, colourful yet charming scene showing an elf-like figure peering from behind trees and beckoning to a rabbit

Animal Stories for Tiny Folk
Front cover jacket illustration showing two little girls with bobbed hair feeding a menagerie of animals in a farm yard

Animal Stories for Tiny Folk back cover
Back cover illustration showing a little girl preparing to milk a cow

Back cover / Nature Stories for Tiny Folk
Stylished country scene with a lamb in the foreground, cottages in the distance and a bright blue sky

Rag-And-Bone Man
A ragman picks up pages from stories and plays discarded on a French street and fills the basket on his back, seemingly content to ignore the wild dog snapping at his heels

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"Unveiling the Magic: A Journey through Time and Imagination" Step into a world where feline independence reigns supreme, as "The Cat that Walked by Himself" weaves its enchanting tale. Feel your spine tingle with anticipation as Alfred Bestall's "The Ghost Story" takes you on a thrilling ride through the realms of the supernatural. Delight in the whimsical verses of Lear's "Owl & Pussycat, " transporting you to a charming C19 setting filled with love and adventure. Embark on daring escapades alongside Flying Officer W E Johns' iconic character, Biggles, as his stories captivate readers in Modern Boy magazine. Immerse yourself in mind-bending science fiction with Astounding Stories' captivating cover featuring "Shadow out of Time, " leaving you questioning reality itself. Rediscover childhood innocence within Lear's timeless poem, "Georgie Porgie, " evoking memories of nursery rhymes and simpler times. Experience biblical tales come alive through Pauline Baynes' illustrations in "Stories of the Old Testament, " connecting generations through faith and storytelling. Marvel at hidden lunar cities on Amazing Stories' scifi magazine cover, igniting dreams of extraterrestrial exploration beyond our wildest imagination. Let your heart race with fear as M. R. James returns to haunt us once more in his chilling sequel, "Whistle and I'll Come " Witness mechanical marvels come alive on Amazing Stories' scifi magazine cover featuring "The Mad Robot, " reminding us that technology can both awe and terrify us simultaneously. Indulge in autumnal enchantment with Pauline Baynes' rendition of Hansel and Gretel from her collection, Fairy Tales of Autumn—where magic lurks around every corner.