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Available
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Publication
Oxford University Press (1993), Edition: 1st edition, 242 pages
Description
Many traditional stories--Dick Whittington and his Cat, Tom Thumb, Jack and the Beanstalk--join equally good but not so well know stories like the story of the tailor who slew two giants, or the maid who had to travel to the well at the World's End, and Tattercoats,the ragamuffin who became a princess. Reeves brings his qualities of humor to them all and enriches their age-old enjoyment.
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LibraryThing member mutantpudding
Very basic retelling of classic folktales. I recognize this was probably the intention, but it makes for a somewhat bland reading experience. I did get some entertainment out of how bizzare some of the stories got...my favorite was the golden snuff box which made exactly zero sense and featured a
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1954
Physical description
242 p.; 8.6 inches
ISBN
0192741012 / 9780192741011
Local notes
A collection of traditional English folk stories and fairy tales.
• Jack Hannaford
• Tattercoats
• Johnny Gloke
• The Fish and the Ring
• The Two Princesses
• The Story of Tom Thumb
• The Pedlar's Dream
• Catskin
• The Tulip Bed
• Simpleton Peter
• The Well of the Three Heads
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Tom Tit Tot
• The Golden Snuff-Box
• The Stars in the Sky
• Molly Whipple
• The Donkey, The Table and The Stick
• The Well of the World's End
• Dick Whittington and his Cat
• Jack Hannaford
• Tattercoats
• Johnny Gloke
• The Fish and the Ring
• The Two Princesses
• The Story of Tom Thumb
• The Pedlar's Dream
• Catskin
• The Tulip Bed
• Simpleton Peter
• The Well of the Three Heads
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Tom Tit Tot
• The Golden Snuff-Box
• The Stars in the Sky
• Molly Whipple
• The Donkey, The Table and The Stick
• The Well of the World's End
• Dick Whittington and his Cat