"The hours speak to Nellie."  From St. Nicholas, 1879.

"The little Shadows came from their hiding places and played around."  From Loraine and the Little People by Elizabeth Gordon and illustrated by M. T. Ross, 1915.   See How to Believe in Your Elf.

Here's a book dedicated to a real fairy in disguise.  The Fairy who Believed in Human Beings, written and illustrated by Gertrude Alice Kay, 1918.

From Once a Week, 1860.

"The prince of the glow worms."  From Fairy Tales From All Nations by Anthony Montalba and illustrated by Richard Doyle, 1850.

From Loraine and the Little People by Elizabeth Gordon and illustrated by M. T. Ross, 1915.

"In that sunbeam were six little fairies."  From The Saga of Jarl the Neatherd by H. Escott-Inman, 1903.

From The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley, 1833.

"They try to take her ring."  From The Ruby Ring by Mrs. Molesworth, 1904.

"He brought Mr Punch to whisper all sorts of funny thoughs in her ear."  From Golden Curl by F. A. E. A., 1882.