Dedicated to his granddaughter Peggy, this 1916 collection sets out to tell the fairy tales that belong to all of Europe in the form a folklorist judged closest to their common original. Here are The Cinder-Maid, Beauty and the Beast, The King of the Fishes, A Dozen at a Blow, The Swan Maidens, The Master-Maid and Reynard and Bruin, with John D. Batten’s pictures.
A thoughtful companion to Jacobs’s English and Celtic collections, ideal for reading aloud. Download the free EPUB.