Fairy Tales from England

by Reeves, James; Fowler, Rosamund

• ISBN13: 9780192750143
• ISBN10: 0192750143
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Many popular stories-- "Dick Whittington and his Cat," "The Story of Tom Thumb", "Jack and the Beanstalk"--join equally good but not so well-known stories. Like the tale of the tailor who slew two giants. Or the maid who had to travel to the well at the World's End. Or the old, poor soldier who cheats the foolish farmer. Or, finally, Tattercoats, the ragamuffin who became a princess. Greedy giants, handsome princes, wicked queeens, and a lot of magic all help to ensure that this collection of traditional fairy tales has something for everyone in the family. (paperback reissue of English Fables and Fairy Stories, ISBN 0-19-274137-3)

Table of Contents

Jack Hannaford	1	(7)
Tattercoats	8	(10)
Johnny Gloke	18	(10)
The Fish and the Ring	28	(12)
The Two Princesses	40	(12)
The Story of Tom Thumb	52	(6)
The Pedlar's Dream	58	(7)
Catskin	65	(13)
The Tulip Bed	78	(4)
Simpleton Peter	82	(9)
The Well of the Three Heads	91	(10)
Jack and the Beanstalk	101	(17)
Tom Tit Tot	118	(8)
The Golden Snuff-Box	126	(16)
The Stars in the Sky	142	(4)
Molly Whipple	146	(10)
The Donkey, the Table, and the Stick	156	(13)
The Well of the World's End	169	(8)
Dick Whittington and his Cat	177