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.