Fairy tales have always been part of folk culture of Britain & Ireland & is reflected in the work of Shakespeare Spenser & Milton, & from the late 18th century fairy painting flourished. It was embraced by artists as divers as Landseer Dadd, Turner & Rackham. and it certainly stimulated the collective Victorian imagination. This book serving as a catalogue to the Exhibition attempts to view its many different aspects & to place it in context.