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In this award-winning collection from Ruth Manning-Sanders, princes and princesses from around the world battle ogres, dragons and wizards. Illustrated by the master artist Robin Jacques, these fairy tales come from places as diverse as Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine, France, Italy and Kashmir. This a faithful reproduction of the first edition published in 1970.

In this award-winning collection from Ruth Manning-Sanders, princes and princesses from around the world battle ogres, dragons and wizards. Illustrated by the master artist Robin Jacques, these fairy tales come from places as diverse as Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine, France, Italy and Kashmir. This a faithful reproduction of the first edition published in 1970.

Folktales of kings and queens never fail to enthrall us, and the ten stories in this collection are no exception to that royal rule. A fascinating queen is the little snake queen who loves to dance and who rewards the person who plays for her with a tree that bears apples one day and oranges the next. There is Angela who dreams she will marry the king and does so - much to her sorrow. Among kings, there is King Eagle who takes on the Dev...

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Stories about mermaids come from almost every country by the sea-from Iceland to India, America to Arabia. Most mermaids have flowing golden hair, long graceful tails, and a beauty that lures men to the bottom of the sea. Sven, in the Danish story, "Sven and Lilli, " followed Lilli to her ocean home, where "they live happily. And there, in their domed house under the sea, so people say, they are living still." But not all mermaids are beautifu...

Stories about mermaids come from almost every country by the sea-from Iceland to India, America to Arabia. Most mermaids have flowing golden hair, long graceful tails, and a beauty that lures men to the bottom of the sea. Sven, in the Danish story, "Sven and Lilli, " followed Lilli to her ocean home, where "they live happily. And there, in their domed house under the sea, so people say, they are living still." But not all mermaids are beautifu...

A Book of Witches is an anthology, originally published in 1966, of twelve fairy tales that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. The book is illustrated by Robin Jacques. There are good witches and bad witches in the stories. Unfortunately the number of the bad witches is great, and the number of the good witches is very small in this book at least. In all the stories in this book, you will only find one mention of a good wi...

A fairy tale collection featuring dragons from around the world. The stories were collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Each fairy tale is illustrated by Robin Jacques.

A fairy tale collection featuring dragons from around the world. The stories were collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Each fairy tale is illustrated by Robin Jacques.

A Book of Witches is an anthology, originally published in 1966, of twelve fairy tales that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. The book is illustrated by Robin Jacques. There are good witches and bad witches in the stories. Unfortunately the number of the bad witches is great, and the number of the good witches is very small in this book at least. In all the stories in this book, you will only find one mention of a good wi...

Dodici storie di streghe, dodici racconti provenienti da Inghilterra, Germania, Russia, Danimarca, Italia, Norvegia, Boemia, Irlanda rivivono attraverso le parole di Ruth Manning Sanders, la traduzione di Daniela Camboni e le immagini di Cristiana Cerretti. Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

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Excerpt from The Pedlar: And Other PoemsThrough country roads and little town, Wandering up and wandering down, Meeting day by day, Labourers, tradesmen, rich men too, But those he greets are very few.So oft his little eyes are bent Searching the ground in mild content, He'll not heed unless you sue.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a re...

Excerpt from A Bundle of BalladsPeople in those far-off days liked stories just as much as people do now, and because they had few books or none, and for the most part could not read, they delighted in the visits of the minstrels, who roamed the country from one great lord's house to another, singing their stories and accompanying themselves on the harp.The stories the minstrels sang were On familiar themes, stories of well-known battles, of h...

Excerpt from A Bundle of Ballads People in those far-off days liked stories just as much as people do now, and because they had few books or none, and for the most part could not read, they delighted in the visits of the minstrels, who roamed the country from one great lord's house to another, singing their stories and accompanying themselves on the harp. The stories the minstrels sang were On familiar themes, stories of well-known battles, ...

Stories about mermaids come from almost every country by the sea-from Iceland to India, America to Arabia. Most mermaids have flowing golden hair, long graceful tails, and a beauty that lures men to the bottom of the sea. Sven, in the Danish story, "Sven and Lilli, " followed Lilli to her ocean home, where "they live happily. And there, in their domed house under the sea, so people say, they are living still."But not all mermaids are beautiful...

Stories about mermaids come from almost every country by the sea-from Iceland to India, America to Arabia. Most mermaids have flowing golden hair, long graceful tails, and a beauty that lures men to the bottom of the sea. Sven, in the Danish story, "Sven and Lilli, " followed Lilli to her ocean home, where "they live happily. And there, in their domed house under the sea, so people say, they are living still." But not all mermaids are beautifu...

Excerpt from The Pedlar: And Other Poems About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the...