English Fairy Tales: Illustrated (Electronic book text)

English Fairy Tales by Flora Annie Steel. - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, a renowned early 20th century British illustrator (responsible for Grimm's Fairy Tales). This edition contains dozens of amazing black and white illustrations, including silhouettes. There are sixteen large color plates. Flora Annie Steel was an English writer. She was the daughter of George Webster. In 1867 she married Henry William Steel, a member of the Indian civil service, and for the next twenty-two years lived in India, chiefly in the Punjab, with which most of her books are connected. She was interested in relating to all classes of Indian society. The birth of her daughter gave her a chance to interact with local women and learn their language.