num_pages: 275
description: This is Jane Yolens seventieth book and the first compiled expressly for adults. For years her award-winning stories have been published in childrens collections although many of these volumes have appeared on lists of best books for adult reading. She has chosen for inclusion in Tales of Wonder those stories that epitomize her talent for writing magical tales of universal appeal. And she has written several stories especially for this volume as well.These stories embrace deep-rooted and universal themeslove and separation obedience and loyalty the true nature of happinesswhich are taken from ancient mythology medieval romance nineteenth-century fairytales and modern science fiction.
language: English
title: Tales of Wonder
publisher: Schocken