| English Fairy Tales Contributor(s): Jacobs, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1675010072 ISBN-13: 9781675010075 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2020 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5" W x 7.99" (0.33 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jacobs edited the journal Folklore from 1899 to 1900 and from 1890 to 1916 he edited multiple collections of fairy tales that were published with illustrations by John Dickson Batten: English Fairy Tales, Celtic Fairy Tales, Indian Fairy Tales, More English Fairy Tales, More Celtic Fairy Tales (all 1890 to 1895) and Europa's Fairy Book (also issued as European Folk and Fairy Tales) in 1916. He was inspired in this by the Brothers Grimm and the romantic nationalism common in folklorists of his age; he wished English children to have access to English fairy tales, whereas they were chiefly reading French and German tales; |