English Fairy Tales

English Fairy Tales - Macmillan Collector's Library

Main Market Ed.

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Publisher's Synopsis

Fairy tales are written both to entertain and to educate. Published in the shadow of the First World War, F. A. Steel's retellings of forty-one English fairy tales form a classic collection of stories, ranging from the familiar - 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Little Red Riding-Hood' and 'The Three Little Pigs' - to the perhaps less well known - 'The Black Bull of Norroway', 'Nix Nought Nothing' and 'The Red Ettin'. Originally published in 1918, it reflects the nationalistic concerns of the period. Steel takes the reader on a journey, from Cornwall to Bamburgh Castle via a palace by the sea, as well as high into the sky, where a giant lives. The magical tales in English Fairy Tales are brought to life by one of the best-known illustrators of the time, Arthur Rackham.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781909621466
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Pub date:
Edition: Main Market Ed.
DEWEY: 398.20942
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 309
Weight: 328g
Height: 105mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 29mm