Nearly 150 beguiling images — dozens of them in full color — feature Rhine maidens and sea fairies as well as scores of winsome mermaids. Sources for this unique collection include Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art, images from the Golden Age of Illustration, and stories such as Hans Chris... read more
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Nearly 150 beguiling images — dozens of them in full color — feature Rhine maidens and sea fairies as well as scores of winsome mermaids. Sources for this unique collection include Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art, images from the Golden Age of Illustration, and stories such as Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Undine, and Wagner's Ring cycle.
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