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ISBN
9780195202199
Book Title
Classic Fairy Tales
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Length
5.1 in
Publication Year
1980
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Peter Opie, Iona Opie
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Width
7.8 in
Number of Pages
344 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195202198
ISBN-13
9780195202199
eBay Product ID (ePID)
58938

Product Key Features

Book Title
Classic Fairy Tales
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1980
Topic
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Peter Opie, Iona Opie
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
5.1 in
Item Width
7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
80-013951
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"The Opies' work is classic. . . . I'd . . . prefer this book . . . to a Grimms' collection."--Faron Scott, Fort Lewis College
Dewey Decimal
398.21
Synopsis
This volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text. Including "Sleeping Beauty," "Bluebeard," "Cinderella," "Thumbelina," and "Hansel and Gretel," as well as many others, this collection provides a historical introduction for each tale and a general Introduction which traces the history of fairy tales collected in Asia andEurope long before they appeared in English., Presents twenty-four of the best known tales in the exact words in which they were first published in English; or, in a few cases, in the exact words of the earliest surviving or source text. Each tale has an introduction telling something of its origin. A general introduction gives the over-all history of fairy-tale literature, and describes the collections made in Europe and Asia, long before most of the tales were printed in English., This volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text. Including "Sleeping Beauty," "Bluebeard," "Cinderella," "Thumbelina," and "Hansel and Gretel," as well as many others, this collection provides a historical introduction for each tale and a general Introduction which traces the history of fairy tales collected in Asia and Europe long before they appeared in English.
LC Classification Number
GR550.O6 1980
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
1980

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    This book was amazing. Looks can be deceiving with the cover, but once you open up the book, you will find the most amusing tales. Everyone, from the young to the old, will like the stories held within this book.

  • ONCE UPON A TIME.....

    HAD THIS SAME BOOK FOR MY THREE CHILDEN. MUST HAVE READ IT A MILLION TIMES. WAS AN ABSOLUTE JOY EVERY SINGLE TIME!