Brilliant color illustrations complement a noted folklorist?s masterful retellings of traditional fairy tales in this splendid hardcover edition. Quiller-Couch, a distinguished Cambridge don, recounts seven tales of enchantment: ?Minon-Minette,? ?Felicia, or The Pot of Pinks,? ?Rosanie, or The Inconstant Prince,? ?The Man Who Never Laughed,? ?John and the Ghosts,? ?The Czarina?s Violet,? and the title tale. The stories are illumi- nated by 23 color plates by Kay Nielsen, a Golden Age of Illustration mas- ter whose exotic Art Nouveau images recall the style of Aubrey Beardsley. A Calla Edition, originally published as In Powder & Crinoline, Hodder & Stoughton.

English poet, novelist, and anthologist Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) published under the pen name Q. He was a Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College and was knighted in 1910.Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen (1886-1957) is best remembered for his images from the Norwegian folktale East of the Sun, West of the Moon. He was employed by Disney Studios and his illustrations appear in the animated feature Fantasia.