English Fairy Tales
by Jacobs, Joseph
From the book:Who says that English folk have no fairy-tales of their own? The present volume contains only a selection out of some 140, of which I have found traces in this country. It is probable that many more exist. A quarter of the tales in this volume, have been collected during the last ten years or so, and some of them have not been hitherto published. Up to 1870 it was equally said of France and of Italy, that they possessed no folk-tales. Yet, within fifteen years from that date, over 1000 tales had been collected in each country. I am hoping that the present volume may lead to equal activity in this country, and would earnestly beg any reader of this book who knows of similar tales, to communicate them, written down as they are told, to me, care of Mr. Nutt. The only reason, I imagine, why such tales have not hitherto been brought to light, is the lamentable gap between the governing and recording classes and the dumb working classes of this country - dumb to others but eloquent among themselves. It would be no unpatriotic task to help to bridge over this gulf, by giving a common fund of nursery literature to all classes of the English people, and, in any case, it can do no harm to add to the innocent gaiety of the nation.
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English Fairy Tales
by Jacobs, Joseph (Editor); Batten, John D. (Illustrator)
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Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1967. First Thus . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Batten, John D.. Collection of 43 traditional English folk legends & fairy tales, in 261 pages, including copious Notes & References by the editor, renowned folklorist Joseph Jacobs(1854-1916). This is an unabridged republication from 1967 of the original edition from 1898, with the stories… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: David Nutt , 1907. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6" . John D. Batten. Third edition of this collection of English fairy tales by Joseph Jacobs, adorned with illustrations by John D. Batten. A collection of English fairy tales by Joseph Jacobs, illustrative of English folklore with popular tales such as 'Tom Tit Tot,' 'The Story of… Read more about this item Item Price
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English Fairy Tales : Twelve classic Tales
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London: David Nutt, 1892. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6.5". John D. Batten. The second edition of this popular anthology of fairy tales compiled by Joseph Jacobs, an illustrated collection of tales. The scarce to see second edition.An anthology of fairy tales from Australian folklorist Joseph Jacobs, the editor and compiler of this collection. This was his first anthology,… Read more about this item Item Price
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English Fairy Tales (Puffin Classics)
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