Description |
255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
Note |
Originally published: 1974. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index. |
Contents |
The history of Tom Thumb -- Jack the giant killer - The yellow dwarf -- Sleeping Beauty -- Little Red Ridinghood -- Diamonds and toads -- Bluebeard -- Puss in Boots -- Cinderella -- Hop o'my thumb -- Beauty and the beast -- The three wishes -- The three heads in the well -- Jack and the beanstalk -- Snow White and the seven dwarfs -- The frog prince -- The twelve dancing princesses -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Goldilocks and the three bears -- The tinder box -- The princess on the pea -- Thumbelina -- The swineherd -- Hansel and Gretel. |
Summary |
Contains the earliest published text of these tales. |
Subject |
Fairy tales.
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Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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Added Author |
Opie, Iona Archibald.
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Opie, Peter.
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ISBN |
0192115596: £17.95 ($25.00 U.S.) |
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