Ægle and the elf, a fantasy
ÆGLE AND THE ELF.
A FANTASY.
BY M. B. M. TOLAND, AUTHOR OF “SIR RAE,” “IRIS,” “ONTI ORA,” “THE INCA PRINCESS,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAVURES OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY EMINENT ARTISTS.
PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. LONDON: 10 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 1887.
COPYRIGHT, 1886, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
THE NYMPH’S CAVERNED CELL Frontispiece.
Modelled by Theodor Baur.
THE MOONBEAMS WERE LIGHTING THE WATERY WAY PAGE 13
Drawn by Wm. St. John Harper.
THE LOVELY YOUNG NAIADS WERE SWAYING THE TREE 17
Drawn by H. Siddons Mowbray.
WHEN LO! A FAIR VISION AROSE ON THE TIDE 21
Drawn by F. S. Church.
SURPRISING A YOUNG WOODLAND ELF 25
Drawn by F. S. Church.
ON A TREE-TOP HE SAT, WITH A QUIZZICAL FACE 29
Drawn by W. Hamilton Gibson.
SEEMED WAVING HER FORM FROM HIS SIGHT 33
Drawn by Wm. St. John Harper.
THREE LOVELY YOUNG NAIADS AROSE ON THE TIDE 37
Drawn by S. W. Van Schaick.
HE BLINDLY PLUNGED INTO THE TIDE 41
Drawn by H. Siddons Mowbray.
THE NAIADS HAD VANISHED LIKE FLASHES OF LIGHT 45
Drawn by Jessie Shepherd.
“YOUNG ELFIN, THYSELF IN THY ELEMENT KEEP!” 49
Drawn by Jessie Shepherd.
ALL DRIPPING AND SKIPPING HE O’ER THE BANK SPED 53
Drawn by W. Hamilton Gibson.
I SUDDENLY WOKE FROM MY NAP BY THE STREAM 57
Drawn by Wm. St. John Harper.
DECORATIVE DESIGNS.
Drawn by René T. Quelin.