Facsimile reproductions of six collections of fairy tales by three female writers: Madame d'Aulnoy, Anne Thackeray Ritchie, and Mary de Morgan published 18th- and 19th- century England, with many illustrations which are all faithfully reproduced. By tracing the English tradition of the literary fairy tales, this collection highlights the important role women played in changing conventional ideas, especially about gender, by telling their own stories. Useful resource for the study of both fairy tales and women's literature and art.