In 1879 two of his friends published his extravaganzas, together with some of his other works, as a five-volume set, entitled "The Extravaganzas of J. R. Planché, esq., (Somerset Herald) 1825–1871". The fairy tales were not originally children's stories, but sophisticated works intended for an adult audience. Planché's scholarly approach was exhibited in this area as well; he "translated two volumes of fairy tales by Mme D'Aulnoy, Perrault, and others, which were for the first time given in their integrity with biographical and historical notes and dissertations."