A charming collection of fairy tales compiled by acclaimed folklorist, literary critic and historian,
Joseph Jacobs.
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs is a collection of 43 traditional stories
that recount the adventures of giants, witches, princes, princesses, and animals.
These are real fairy tales and not watered down tales with a happy ending.
Along with the classics like Jack the Giant Killer and Tom Thumb there are lesser-known tales full of real suspense,
action, ghosts, magic, really wicked stepmothers, love lost, imps, and fairies.And no guns.
English Fairy Tales provides the genuine effect, real anxiety and real relief at the point of resolution.
You can never be sure that there will be a wedding at the end of any story.
This book also has beautiful word-play and rhythm. Joseph Jacobs was a folklorist, literary critic and historian.
Jacobs wrote for journals and books on the subject of folklore and produced a popular series of fairy tales.
Included in this collection:
-- TOM TIT TOT
-- THE THREE SILLIES
-- THE ROSE-TREE
-- THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG
-- HOW JACK WENT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE
-- MR. VINEGAR
-- NIX NOUGHT NOTHING
-- JACK HANNAFORD
-- BINNORIE
-- MOUSE AND MOUSER
-- CAP O’ RUSHES
-- TEENY-TINY
-- JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
-- THE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
-- THE MASTER AND HIS PUPIL
-- TITTY MOUSE AND TATTY MOUSE
-- JACK AND HIS GOLDEN SNUFF-BOX
-- THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS
-- JACK THE GIANT-KILLER
-- HENNY-PENNY
-- CHILDE ROWLAND
-- MOLLY WHUPPIE
-- THE RED ETTIN
-- THE GOLDEN ARM
-- THE HISTORY OF TOM THUMB
-- MR. FOX
-- LAZY JACK
-- JOHNNY-CAKE
-- EARL MAR’S DAUGHTER
-- MR. MIACCA
-- WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
-- THE STRANGE VISITOR
-- THE LAIDLY WORM OF SPINDLESTON HEUGH
-- THE CAT AND THE MOUSE
-- THE FISH AND THE RING
-- THE MAGPIE’S NEST
-- KATE CRACKERNUTS
-- THE CAULD LAD OF HILTON
-- THE ASS, THE TABLE, AND THE STICK
-- FAIRY OINTMENT
-- THE WELL OF THE WORLD’S END
-- MASTER OF ALL MASTERS
-- THE THREE HEADS OF THE WELL