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.
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| ISBN: | 9781909621466 |
| Publication date: | 8th September 2016 |
| Author: | Flora Annie Webster Steel |
| Illustrator: | Arthur Rackham |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Collector's Library an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 309 pages |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Genres: |
Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales Shorter Reads Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories Classic fiction: general and literary |