Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Iron Stove
Original caption: The Iron Stove
A young woman extends her hand towards a crowned head within a squat iron stove. Dense branches surround the unlikely encounter in the forest. The decorative title identifies The Iron Stove, the tale of an enchanted prince in Andrew Lang’s collection.
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Citation
Henry Justice Ford. "The Iron Stove" [source caption]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-iron-stove
Source details
Title from the printed caption. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The scene is identified from the printed title, the prince emerging in the artwork and the narrative of the stove's opening.
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From the book
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Cite this illustration
Henry Justice Ford. The Iron Stove. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-iron-stove