Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Swineherd Takes the Ten Kisses
A young woman leans towards a richly dressed swineherd while attendants gather around them. Pigs crowd the foreground beneath the courtly figures. Ford’s caption identifies the ten kisses demanded in The Swineherd, the opening tale of The Yellow Fairy Book.
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H. J. Ford. "The Swineherd Takes the Ten Kisses" [editorial title]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-ford-3
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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. The Swineherd Takes the Ten Kisses. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-swineherd