num_pages: 344
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Classic Fairy Tales
titlecomplete: The Classic Fairy Tales
genres: Classics, Childrens, Mythology, Reference, Anthologies, Short Stories, Folklore, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 379
publisher: Oxford University Press