Bibliograph

The classic fairy tales, [compiled by] Iona and Peter Opie

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The classic fairy tales, [compiled by] Iona and Peter Opie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. 320-325

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The classic fairy tales

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

6196978

Responsibility statement

[compiled by] Iona and Peter Opie

Summary

Presents the texts of 24 well-known fairy tales as they were first presented in English and summarizes the history of each tale, especially from the textual point of view

Table Of Contents

The history of Tom Thumb (The history of Tom Thumbe) -- Jack the Giant Killer (The history of Jack and the giants) -- The yellow dwarf -- Sleeping Beauty (The sleeping beauty in the wood) -- Little Red Ridinghood (The Little Red Riding-Hood) -- Diamonds and toads (The fairy) -- Bluebeard (The blue beard) -- Puss in Boots (The master cat, or Puss in Boots) -- Cinderella (Cinderilla, or The little glass slipper) -- Hop o' my thumb (Little Poucet) -- Beauty and the Beast -- The three wishes (The tale of the three wishes) -- The three heads in the well (The King of Colchester's daughters) -- Jack and the beanstalk (The history of Jack and the bean-stalk) -- Snow White and the seven dwarfs (Snow-drop) -- The frog prince -- The twelve dancing princesses -- Rumpelstiltskin (Rumpel-stilts-kin) -- Goldilocks and the three bears (The story of the three bears) -- The tinder box -- The princess on the pea (The princess and the peas) -- Thumbelina (Tommelise) -- The swineherd -- Hansel and Gretel

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