The Humpherys Family

Fairy Tales from Many Lands

Record Added: 5/17/2010
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Topic Fairytales, Myths, Folklo
Publisher The Viking Press
ISBN 0140049142   Year 1978
Age Adult   Pages 121
Description Red binding, no dj
 
This enchanting collection of fairy tales from around the world includes some well-known, and some lesser known, magical tales. From England comes the tale of Jack the Giant-Killer, from France Sleeping Beauty—but there’s also the Cesarino and the Dragon from Italy, The Adventures of Little Peachling from Japan, and The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens from Serbiaby the unmistakable illustrations of Arthur Rackham, this collection will delight a whole new generation of readers.

Thirteen fairy tales from a variety of countries including Japan, Yugoslavia, Portugal, and Belgium. Contents Include:
  • Jack the Giant-Killer 
  • The Battle of the Birds 
  • Lludd and Llevelys 
  • Guleesh 
  • The Sleeping Beauty 
  • Cesarino and the Dragon 
  • What Came of Picking Flowers 
  • The Adventures of Little Peachling 
  • The Fox's Wedding 
  • The Tongue-Cut Sparrow 
  • Frost 
  • The Golden Apple-Tree and the None Peahens 
  • The Last Adventure of Thyl Ulenspiegel
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