Customer Reviews

More English Fairy Tales

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Okay, it's not totally 'PC', but this book is true to the spirit of childrens stories. Along with the classics (e.g. Jack the Giant Killer and Tom Thumb) there are lesser-known tales full of real suspense, action, ghosts, magic, realy wicked stepmothers, love lost, imps, and fairies. And no guns. It provides the little stressors that Disney doesn't, so that the effect is genuine - real anxiety, and real relief at the point of resolution. You can never be sure that there will be a wedding at the end of any story.

The book has beautiful word-play and rhythm, along with classic sketched illustrations - A keeper for all time.

I'll let you in on a little secret. This is actually two of Jacobs' books published together in a nice hardbound edition from the Everyman Library. This edition includes both "English Fairy Tales" and "More English Fairy Tales." Over a century ago, Jacobs collected and adapted many tales in his lifetime and made contributions to the field of fairy tale studies. This is one of the most popular of his collections. Early variations of well-known and lesser known tales are included such as Cinderella, Three Little Pigs, Three Bears, and Tom Tit Tot (similar to Rumpelstiltskin). There are plenty more that you may have never read, too. John Batten's black and white illustrations from the original edition of the book are included.

I bought this book for our homeschooling curriculum. My daughter is 6 and loves the stories so much that after we use it for our literature lessons she also wants me to read it for her bedtime story as well. These are real fairy tales and not watered down tales with a happy ending. I am very happy that I purchased this book.

This excellent edition has a few of the more well known fairy tales and many that the average person has never heard. The children love these tales and so do I. Nice hardbound for a very good price.

When I was child in the late 1950's my grandmother would recite
"The Old Lady and the Pig" to me everynight when I stayed
with her. I loved that tale as I loved her and have been looking for it for a very long time. Now, I can read it to my grandson.

I truly love this book.

I love this book. I found a story I hadn't seen anywhere since I was a child--and I'm a preschool teacher. I have a lot of books!! This had the very one I'd been looking for. Thanks, Amazon, for finding this book for me.

The stories in this set are not what I'd call good reading for younger children. My 8 year old was not interested in them at all. The print was a tad hard to read as well. Perhaps when my children are older, they will choose to try reading this again.

This book contains both volumes previously published in paperback. A must for anyone interested in folklore or storytelling.

I simply loved the book! It was better than I've expected! It was shipped to my house in due time!
Thank you loads!