num_pages: 242
description: There was a time when fairy tales weren't meant just for children - they were part of an oral folklore tradition passed down through generations. This volume of sixty enchanting and enduring tales, collected by master storyteller Angela Carter.
language: English
title: The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book
titlecomplete: The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book
genres: Fairy Tales, Classics, Fantasy, Anthologies, Short Stories, Folklore, 20th Century, Unfinished, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 407
series: Virago Fairy Tales
publisher: Pantheon