Fairy Tales & Folklore
Shui Rhys and the Tylwyth Teg
A young woman in a tall hat is surrounded by tiny dancing figures, with musicians playing small harps at either side. Some figures grasp her hands while others lift their arms or move through the grass around her feet. The caption identifies Shui Rhys and the Tylwyth Teg. The adjoining account follows a farmer’s daughter whose late returns are attributed to the fair folk, before she disappears altogether. The illustration emphasizes the music and dancing described in her confession. Its complete irregular outline, caption, and the signature with date 1879 are retained. The story’s fairy explanation is presented as a collected belief, not a verified cause of disappearance.
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T. H. Thomas (book illustration credit). "Shui Rhys and the Tylwyth Teg" [editorial title]. In British Goblins, Wirt Sikes; illustrations by T. H. Thomas. 1880, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. Source scan leaf 84. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/british-goblins-plate-83
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Full source scan, printed caption and nearby prose actually viewed. Complete image boundary, caption and visible signatures preserved. Crop from checksum-verified private R2 reader derivative; no recolouring or reconstruction.
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T. H. Thomas (book illustration credit). Shui Rhys and the Tylwyth Teg. British Goblins. Scan leaf 84. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/british-goblins-plate-83