Ruth Manning-Sanders

Ruth Manning-Sanders, född Manning 21 augusti 1886 i Swansea, Wales, död 12 oktober 1988, var en walesisk poet och författare. Hon är kanske mest känd för sin barnboksserie där hon återberättar sagor från olika delar av världen.

Liv och karriär 
Manning-Sanders studerade engelsk litteratur samt bedrev William Shakespeare-studier vid Manchester University. Hon gifte sig med den engelske artisten George Sanders 1911 och de ändrade sina namn till Manning-Sanders. Efter att hennes make dog i en olycka 1952 publicerade hon dussintals sagoantologier, framförallt under 1960- och 1970-talen. Många av dem hade titlar som började med "A book of..." (A Book of Wizards, A book of Dwarfs och så vidare).

Utmärkelser
 The Blindman International Poetry Prize 1926 för The City.

Bibliografi
 A Book of Giants, 1962
 A Book of Dwarfs, 1963
 A Book of Dragons, 1964
 A Book of Witches, 1965
 A Book of Wizards, 1966
 A Book of Mermaids, 1967
 A Book of Ghosts and Goblins, 1968
 A Book of Princes and Princesses, 1969
 A Book of Magical Beasts, 1970 (editor)
 A Book of Devils and Demons, 1970
 A Book of Charms and Changelings, 1971
 A Book of Ogres and Trolls, 1972
 A Book of Sorcerers and Spells, 1973
 A Book of Magic Animals, 1974 
 A Book of Monsters, 1975
 A Book of Enchantments and Curses, 1977
 A Book of Kings and Queens, 1977
 A Book of Marvels and Magic, 1978
 A Book of Spooks and Spectres, 1979
 A Book of Cats and Creatures, 1981
 A Book of Heroes and Heroines, 1982 
 A Book of Magic Adventures, 1983
 A Book of Magic Horses, 1984

Andra utvalda titlar
 The Pedlar and Other Poems, 1919
 Karn, 1922
 Pages from the History of Zachy Trenoy -- Sometime Labourer in the Hundred of Penwith, 1922
 The Twelve Saints, 1926
 Martha Wish-You-Ill, 1922
 The City, 1927
 Waste Corner, 1927
 Selina Pennaluna, 1927
 Hucca's Moor, 1929
 The Crochet Woman, 1930
 The Growing Trees, 1931
 She Was Sophia, 1932
 Mermaid's Mirror, 1935
 The Girls Who Made an Angel, 1936
 Children By The Sea, 1938 (published in United States as Adventure May Be Anywhere)
 Elephant: The Romance of Laura, 1938
 Luke's Circus, 1939
 Mystery at Penmarth, 1941
 The West of England, 1949 (non-fiction)
 Swan of Denmark: The Story of Hans Christian Andersen, 1949 (non-fiction)
 Seaside England, 1951 (non-fiction)
 The River Dart, 1951 (non-fiction)
 The English Circus, 1952 (non-fiction)
 Mr. Portal's Little Lions, 1952 
 The Golden Ball: A Novel of the Circus, 1954
 Peter and the Piskies: Cornish Folk and Fairy Tales, 1958
 A Bundle of Ballads, 1959
 Circus Boy, 1960
 Red Indian Folk and Fairy Tales, 1960
 Animal Stories, 1961 (non-fiction)
 Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, 1962
 The Smugglers, 1962
 The Red King and the Witch: Gypsy Folk and Fairy Tales, 1964
 Damian and the Dragon: Modern Greek Folk-Tales, 1965
 The Crow's Nest, 1965
 Slippery Shiney, 1965
 The Extraordinary Margaret Catchpole, 1966 (fictionalized biography)
 The Magic Squid, 1968
 Stories from the English and Scottish Ballads, 1968
 The Glass Man and the Golden Bird: Hungarian Folk and Fairy Tales, 1968
 Jonnikin and the Flying Basket: French Folk and Fairy Tales, 1969
 The Spaniards Are Coming!, 1969
 Gianni and the Ogre, 1970
 A Choice of Magic, 1971
 The Three Witch Maidens, 1972
 Festivals, 1973
 Stumpy: A Russian Tale, 1974
 Grandad and the Magic Barrel, 1974
 Old Dog Sirko: A Ukrainian Tale, 1974
 Sir Green Hat and the Wizard, 1974
 Tortoise Tales, 1974
 Ram and Goat, 1974
 Young Gabby Goose, 1975
 Scottish Folk Tales, 1976
 Fox Tales, 1976
 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: Aesop's Fable Retold, 1977
 Robin Hood and Little John, 1977
 Old Witch Boneyleg, 1978
 The Cock and the Fox, 1978
 Boastful Rabbit, 1978
 Folk and Fairy Tales, 1978
 The Haunted Castle, 1979
 Robin Hood and the Gold Arrow, 1979
 Oh Really, Rabbit!, 1980
 Hedgehog and Puppy Dog, 1982
 Tales of Magic and Mystery, 1985
 A Cauldron of Witches, 1988

Referenser
 Thomson Gale, Contemporary authors (2004)
 M.S. Crouch, The Junior Bookshelf, februari 1989
 Biografiskt material från introduktioner och bokomslag från flera av hennes böcker 
 John Clute och John Grant, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1999 års utgåva)
 Theresa Whistler, The Life of Walter de la Mare (2004)
 Nathalie Blondel (Editor), The Journals of Mary Butts (2002)
 Donna Elizabeth Rhein, Handskrivna böcker av Leonard och Virginia Woolf vid the Hogarth Press, 1917-1932 (masteruppsats)
 A Web site about illustrator Robin Jacques

Födda 1886
Hundraåringar
Avlidna 1988
Kvinnor
Walesiska författare
Engelskspråkiga poeter
Brittiska författare av barn- och ungdomslitteratur
Engelskspråkiga författare av barn- och ungdomslitteratur
Walesiska poeter
Personer från Swansea