Posavasos Vintage Cinderella, Victorian Fairy Tales

Vintage illustration Cinderella, aka The Little Glass Slipper, classic children's fairy tale story book image featuring Cinderella running down the stairs out of the castle when the clock strikes midnight and she loses her glass slipper. Her Prince Charming is standing in the doorway watching her leave. Cinderella is a fairy tale that embodies a myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward. Cinderella is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. One of the most popular versions of Cinderella was written in 1697 by Charles Perrault (1628–1703). Vintage illustration By Carl Offterdinger, c. 1880.