description: Once upon a time fairy tales weren't meant just for children, and neither is Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales . This stunning collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world - from the Arctic to Asia - and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies. Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters. This fabulous celebration of strong minds, low cunning, black arts and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much-missed Angela Carter. Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts.
language: English
title: Angela Carter's Book Of Fairy Tales
titlecomplete: Angela Carter's Book Of Fairy Tales
genres: Retellings, Anthologies, Feminism, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Mythology, Folklore, Fantasy, Classics, Short Stories
ratings_count: 4316
series: Virago Fairy Tales
publisher: Virago Press Ltd