Howard Pyle (1853?1911) was an American author and illustrator. He is best known for The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, a compilation of tales about Robin Hood adapted for a young audience.

It is evening at the Inn of the Sign of Mother Goose. In a dark, smoky room, the world's most famous storytellers gather to weave tales of mystery and enchantment. In this collection of 16 haunting fairy tales, Howard Pyle intertwines each story with the next, crafting a unified world filled with princes and demons, genies and sorceresses, and all the characters that pitch in to wage the age-old battle between good and evil. This Looking Glass Library edition includes an introduction by N. D. Wilson and Pyle's intricate line illustrations from the original 1894 publication.