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Available
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Genres
Collections
Publication
Oxford University (1957), Edition: Reprint.
Description
France is full of folk tales and fairy stories. From the last stand of the knights, Roland and Oliver, through the legend of how the great stones of Britanny came into being, and on to the fairy story of the Mouse-Princess, there is something here for everyone. Tales of the French epic heroes, courtly tales from the middle ages, and various legends from the French provinces are retold by a distinguished storyteller.
User reviews
LibraryThing member nessreader
Not the Perrault stories, (which I expected) but the more chivalric ones like Roland. So it's not Sleeping-Beauty-for-the-umpteenth-time. This is aimed at children, but the stories are told in a clear and unpatronising voice and it works well as an adult read.
Original publication date
1955
Physical description
8.82 inches
Local notes
A collection of French tales.
-- Tales of the French epic heroes: Roland and Oliver --
• Battle at Roncevalles
• Guillaume of Orange
• Raoul of Cambrai
• French courtly tales of the Middle Ages: Aucassin and Nicolette
• Huon of Bordeaux
• Amis and Amile
• Grey Palfrey
• Sir Lanval
• Werewolf
-- Legends from the French provinces --
• Melusine
• Korrigan
• Stones of Plouhinec
• Pierre of Provence
• Cliff of the two lovers
• Hobgoblin and the washergirl and the Peasant and the wolf
• Prince of the seven golden cows
-- French fairy stories --
• Ship that sailed on land
• Ripopet-Barabas
• Singing sea, the dancing apple and the bird which told the truth
• Miller and the ogre
• Three oranges
• Mouse-Princess.
-- Tales of the French epic heroes: Roland and Oliver --
• Battle at Roncevalles
• Guillaume of Orange
• Raoul of Cambrai
• French courtly tales of the Middle Ages: Aucassin and Nicolette
• Huon of Bordeaux
• Amis and Amile
• Grey Palfrey
• Sir Lanval
• Werewolf
-- Legends from the French provinces --
• Melusine
• Korrigan
• Stones of Plouhinec
• Pierre of Provence
• Cliff of the two lovers
• Hobgoblin and the washergirl and the Peasant and the wolf
• Prince of the seven golden cows
-- French fairy stories --
• Ship that sailed on land
• Ripopet-Barabas
• Singing sea, the dancing apple and the bird which told the truth
• Miller and the ogre
• Three oranges
• Mouse-Princess.