Swedish folklore and fairy tales annual
Among Gnomes and Trolls (), is a popular Swedish folklore and fairy tales annual and children's fairy tale anthology published since 1907. One of the most noted of the early illustrators is artist John Bauer.
Writers and illustrators.
Founded in 1907, and continuing to this very day, several of the foremost Swedish authors and illustrators have worked for the annual.
The first four volumes were illustrated by John Bauer. Volume 5 (1911) was illustrated by Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe, after which Bauer resumed illustrating from 1912 to 1915 (volumes 6-9). 1916 had no issue, but the series continues in 1917, illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren and Aina Masolle, who was the series' first woman illustrator. From 1918 to 1926 Gustaf Tenggren was the sole illustrator. Between 1927 and 1980, Einar Norelius was the chief illustrator. He was succeeded by Hans Arnold. Among the writers were authors such as Hjalmar Bergman, Helena Nyblom, Margareta Ekström, Gösta Knutsson and Edith Unnerstad.
Several books with extracts from the original volumes illustrated by John Bauer have been published. The first one was published in 1931 to raise money for a memorial honouring Bauer.
One of the most noted pictures from "Among gnomes and trolls" by John Bauer 1913 is "Ännu sitter Tuvstarr kvar och ser ner i vattnet" ("Still, Tuvstarr sits and gazes down into the water").
List of tales.
Complete list of the tales in the series, 1907–1910 and 1912–1915, illustrated by John Bauer as well as the tales in the 1911 volume illustrated by Louis Moe.
1907.
Daniel Fallström
Harald Östenson
Anna Wahlenberg
Alfred Smedberg
P.A. Lindholm
Gurli Hertzman-Ericson
Harald Östenson
Helena Nyblom
1908.
Helena Nyblom
Anna Wahlenberg
Sophie Linge
Cyrus Granér
Harald Östenson
1909.
Vilhälm Nordin
Cyrus Granér
Alfred Smedberg
Anna Wahlenberg
Jeanna Oterdahl
1910.
Helena Nyblom
Jeanna Oterdahl
Ester Edquist
Alfred Smedberg
av Anna Wahlenberg
Vilhälm Nordin
1911.
Alfred Smedberg
Jeanna Otterdahl
Gurli Hertzman-Ericson
Vilhalm Nordin
Helena Nyblom
1912.
Helena Nyblom
Anna Wahlenberg
Vilhälm Nordin
Ellen Lundberg-Nyblom
Alfred Smedberg
1913.
Emil Eliason
Helena Nyblom
Helge Kjellin
Vilhälm Nordin
1914.
Helena Nyblom
Elsa Beskow, illustrated by John Bauer
Anna Wahlenberg
Jeanna Oterdahl
1915.
Jeanna Oterdahl
Walter Stenström
Emil Linders
W.E. Björk
Illustrated English Translation.
Many of the tales, and many of the illustrations appeared in "An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk Tales and Fairy Tales."