Mermaids & Other Inhabitants of the Deep - Softcover

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.