Edition |
First University of Minnesota Press edition. |
Description |
188 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Note |
"These tales have been adapted from the Dasent Translation of the Collection of Asbjørnsen and Moe"--Copyright page. |
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"Originally published in 1938 as East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Twenty-One Norwegian Folk Tales by Viking Press, New York"--Copyright page. |
Contents |
Herding the king's hares -- The ship that went as well by land as by sea -- The queen that stands and grinds at the bottom of the sea -- The maid on the glass mountain -- The widow's son -- Lord Per -- Soria Moria Castle -- Per, Paal, and Espen Cinderlad -- Cinderlad and the troll -- The big bird dam -- Kari Woodenskirt -- Why the bear is stumpy-tailed -- East of the sun and west of the moon -- The three princesses in the mountain so blue -- The three bushy billy-goats -- Tatterhood -- Dapplegrim -- Gudbrand on the hillside -- The hen trips in the mountain -- The three aunts -- Doll in the grass. |
Summary |
Twenty-one of the Norwegian folk tales collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe telling of trolls, sprites, princesses, cinderlads, talking cats, and mountains made of glass. |
Subject |
Fairy tales -- Norway.
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Fairy tales.
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Folklore -- Norway.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Fairy Tales & Folklore -- Country & Ethnic.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places -- Europe.
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Fairy tales. (OCoLC)fst00919916
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Norway. (OCoLC)fst01204556
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Added Author |
D'Aulaire, Ingri, 1904-1980, editor, illustrator.
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D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin, 1898-1986, editor, illustrator.
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Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882, author.
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Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896, translator.
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Added Title |
East of the sun and west of the moon
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ISBN |
9780816699322 hardcover |
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0816699321 hardcover |
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