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ISBN: 0486293890

ISBN13: 9780486293899

Cinderella and Other Stories from the Blue Fairy Book

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Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a brilliant Scottish scholar, man of letters, and serious student of folklore. His series of fairy books is generally regarded as among the richest collections in the English language. Gathered from around the world -- from Norse and Icelandic sources, from the Far East, Mideast, Europe, Africa, Australia, and many other areas -- these books not only introduced generations of youngsters to the enchanting world of fairyland but gave adults an opportunity to return to the wonderful realm of make-believe.
This delightful selection of six popular tales from Lang's Blue Fairy Book includes charming versions of Cinderella, The Bronze Ring, Felicia and the Pot of Pinks, The White Cat, The Story of Pretty Goldilocks, and Snow-white and Rose-red. New illustrations by Marty Noble capture all the romance and magic of these time-honored tales.
Reset in large, easy-to-read type, these perennial favorites will delight today's young audiences just as they enthralled readers when first published over a century ago.

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6 good stories.

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I love Dover Children's Thrift Classics. It's a wonderful idea to put a manageable number of classic stories (6, in this case) in 1 volume for such a low price.I'm not crazy about this translation of Perrault's version of Cinderella. It's not so much the happy ending for everyone (Cinderella fixes it so her stepsisters live happily ever after, unlike the Grimm version in which their eyes are pecked out by birds) as the sometimes awkward, sometimes perfuntory descriptions & narrations. On the other hand, the Grimm version lacks all the familiar elements, such as the fairy godmother, pumpkin coach, etc.Of the other stories, one is from Turkey & 3 from France, which means they are new to me, since I am mostly familiar with the Grimm volume I had as a child. I especially like "Felicia and the Pot of Pinks," in which a long-suffering and poor orphan girl with a cruel brother cherishes a pot of flowers, which in the end turns into a handsome prince, who marries the girl, who turns out to be a princess. The last story is "Snow White and Rose Red," which I remember from my childhood Grimm collection.Definitely worth the price to have some nice fairy tales to read to children.
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