Fairy tales are written both to entertain and to educate. Published in the shadow of the First World War,F. A. Steel's retellings of forty-one English fairy tales form a classic collection of stories,ranging from the familiar -'Jack and the Beanstalk','Little Red Riding-Hood'and'The Three Little Pigs'- to the perhaps less well known -'The Black Bull of Norroway','Nix Nought Nothing'and'The Red Ettin'. Originally published in 1918,it reflects the nationalistic concerns of the period. Steel takes the reader on a journey,from Cornwall to Bamburgh Castle via a palace by the sea,as well as high into the sky,where a giant lives. The magical tales in English Fairy Tales are brought to life by one of the best-known illustrators of the time,Arthur Rackham.Designed to appeal to the book lover,the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781909621466Number of pages: 320Weight: 332 gDimensions: 157 x 104 x 31 mm
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