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The Classic Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by Iona Opie (Author), Peter Opie (Author) "'The History of Tom Thumb' is a glorious idea rather than a glorious story..." (more)
Key Phrases: old fieldmouse, invisible coat, lord marquis, Tom Thumbe, Little Poucet, Blue Beard (more...)
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"The Opies' work is classic. . . . I'd . . . prefer this book . . . to a Grimms' collection."--Faron Scott, Fort Lewis College

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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.

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Product Details
  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Paperback: 344 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 13, 1980)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195202198
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195202199
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars 3 customer reviews (3 customer reviews)
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First Sentence:
'The History of Tom Thumb' is a glorious idea rather than a glorious story. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
old fieldmouse, invisible coat, lord marquis, ten kisses, dancing princesses, little swallow, great knife, text that follows
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tom Thumbe, Little Poucet, Blue Beard, King of the Gold Mines, Snow White, Huge Bear, Wee Bear, Middle Bear, Sleeping Beauty, Rashin Coatie, Madame de Beaumont, Andrew Lang, Little Red Ridinghood, Hans Andersen, Lord Gagliuso, Arthur Rackham, German Popular Stories, Charles Boner, Desart Fairy, Edgar Taylor, Robert Samber, Covent Garden, Danish Story-Book, Edmund Evans, George Cruikshank
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