Title:
The fairy tellers : a journey into the secret history of fairy tales / Nicholas Jubber.
ISBN:
9781529389210
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Boston, MA : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2022.
Physical Description:
vii, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
A snail at the foot of the mountain, Giambattista Basile -- An accidental storyteller, Hanna Dyab -- Of shrews and salons, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve -- The girl from the golden sun, Dortchen Wild -- The rise and fall of Ivan the fool, Ivan Khudiakov -- A valley haunted by demons, Somadeva -- A heart too warm for ice, Hans Christian Andersen.
Summary:
In this far-ranging quest, the author unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, and Baba Yaga.
OCLC Number:
on1313482063
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