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A Book of Giants

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This book is the usual collection of folktales, as retold by Manning-Sanders. One of the things I love about Manning-Sanders' books is that the tales are as complete as possible. I love finding a more complex version of tales I thought I knew. Such is "Jack the Giant Killer." Manning-Sanders delights with SIX different giants in this tale. It's also wonderful that Manning-Sanders gives us some marvelous giant names (Cormoran, Tantarem, & Galliagantua). The contents are as follows:

Jack & the Beanstalk - English

The Giant & the Dwarf - Georgian

Fin M'Coul & Cucullin - Irish

Sneezy Stnatcher & Sammy Small - Cornish

Hans, the Horn, & the Magic Sword - Danish

Jack the Giant-Killer - Cornish

King Johnny - Slavic

Conall Yellowclaw - Scottish

The Giant in the Cave - ?

The Brave Little Tailor - German

The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body - Norwegian

The Three Golden Hairs of the King of the Cave Giants - German

Prince Loaf - Rumanian

To follow up the previous reviewer's table of contents, here are some more details about this splendid book...

Table of Contents

1. Jack and the Beanstalk (England)

2. The Giant and the Dwarf (Georgia)

3. Fin M'Coul and Cucullin (Ireland)

4. Sneezy Snatcher and Sammy Small (Cornwall)

5. Hans, the Horn, and the Magic Sword (Jutland)

6. Jack the Giant-Killer (Cornwall)

i. Jack and the Giant Cormoran

ii. Jack and the Giant Tantarem

iii. Jack and the Welsh Giant

iv. Jack, the King of England's Son, and the Giant with Three Heads

v. Jack and the Giant Thunderdell

vi. Jack, the Giant Galligantua, and the Enchanter

7. King Johnny (Slavic)

8. Conall Yellowclaw (Ireland and Scotland)

9. The Giant in the Cave (Ireland and Scotland)

10. The Brave Little Tailor (Germany)

11. The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body (Norse)

12. The Three Golden Hairs of the King of the Cave Giants (Germany)

13. Prince Loaf (Romania)