Fairy Tales & Folklore
Simpleton’s Army Appears before the King
A crowned ruler looks down from a high balcony over ranks of armed men. A fantastic flying craft hangs above the distant crowd. The caption identifies Simpleton’s army appearing before the king, the final demonstration of his companions’ powers in The Flying Ship.
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H. J. Ford. "Simpleton’s Army Appears before the King" [editorial title]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 249. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-ford-228
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Full source design inspected individually; printed caption and tale checked. Original linework retained. Editorial title.
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H. J. Ford. Simpleton’s Army Appears before the King. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 249. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-simpleton-army