Book: The Classic Fairy Tales This volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text. Including "Sleeping Beauty," "Bluebeard," "Cinderella," "Thumbelina," and "Hansel and Gretel," as well as many others, this collection provides a historical introduction for each tale and a general Introduction which traces the history of fairy tales collected in Asia and Europe long before they appeared in English.
Details of Book: The Classic Fairy Tales Book: The Classic Fairy Tales
Author: Iona Archibald Opie, Peter Opie
ISBN: 0195202198
ISBN-13: 9780195202199
, 978-0195202199
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 1980/11/13
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Usa
Number of Pages: 344
Language: English