A charm against Fairies by M. Reed
A rather alarming illustration (at least to any new parents) depicting a baby being spirited away by fairies who leave a wizened changeling of their race in its place while its mother sleeps. Fortunately, a poem below advises a prayer to bless the child before bedtime to avoid any unfortunate occurrence
Picture No
10547144
Media ID
46660034
Size
3200px x 4629px
(5.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by M. Reed in The Sphere magazine Christmas number, 27 November 1911
Date
1911
