[Sister Anne]

Walter Crane, RWS (1845-1915)

Engraved and printed in colour by Edmund Evans

1898 ed., but originally published by Routledge in 1873

Bluebeard, p. 6

Sister Anne looks anxiously from the tower (a typical fairytale scenario) to see if their brothers are coming to help. Only a quarter of an hour is left before the sentence will be carried out. But there is no sign of rescue.

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