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The yellow fairy book / With numerous illus. by H.J. Ford.

Author/creator Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 editor.
Other author/creatorFord, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, illustrator.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Dover Publications, [1966]
Descriptionxvi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The cat and the mouse in partnership -- The six swans -- The dragon of the North -- Story of the emperor's new clothes -- The golden crab -- The iron stove -- The dragon and his grandmother -- The donkey cabbage -- The little green frog -- The seven-headed serpent -- The grateful beasts -- The giants and the herd-boy -- The invisible prince -- The crow -- How six men travelled through the wide world -- The wizard king -- The nixy -- The glass mountain -- Alphege, or The green monkey -- Fairer-than-a-fairy -- The three brothers -- The boy and the wolves, or The broken promise -- The glass axe.
Contents The dead wife -- In the land of souls -- The white duck -- The witch and her servants -- The magic ring -- The flower queen's daughter -- The flying ship -- The snow-daughter and the fire-son -- The story of King Frost -- The death of the sun-hero -- The witch -- The hazel-nut child -- The story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus -- Prince Ring -- The swineherd -- How to tell a true princess -- The blue mountains -- The tinder-box -- The witch in the stone boat -- Thumbelina -- The nightingale -- Hermod and Hadvor -- The steadfast tin-soldier -- Blockhead Hans -- A story about a darningneedle.
Abstract A collection of traditional fairy tales from the folklore of Russia, Germany, France, Iceland, and America.
General note"An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published ... in 1894."
Other formsAlso issued online.
LCCN 66024132

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GR552 .L259 1966 ✔ Available Place Hold