| Description |
vii, 372 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Oddly modern fairy tales
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Oddly modern fairy tales.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Maria Tatar -- The fairies return -- Jack the giant killer / A. E. Coppard -- Godfather death / Clemence Dane -- The fisherman and his wife / E. M. Delafield -- Little snow-white / Lord Dunsany -- Aladdin / Anna Gordon Keown -- Sindbad the sailor / Eric Linklater -- Ali Baba and the forty thieves / A. G. Macdonell -- Puss in boots / Helen Simpson -- The little mermaid / Lady Eleanor Smith -- Little red riding-hood / Œ. Somerville -- Cinderella / Robert Speaight -- 'O, if I could but shiver!' / Christina Stead -- The sleeping beauty / G. B. Stern -- Big claus and little claus / R. J. Yeatman and W. C. Sellar. |
| Summary |
A satirical look at fourteen classic fairy tales retells such stories as "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "The Little Mermaid." |
| Subject |
Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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Fairy tales. |
| Added Author |
Tatar, Maria, 1945-
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| ISBN |
9780691152301 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0691152306 hardcover alkaline paper |
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