The Fairies Return
Subtitle: Or, New Tales for Old
By: Compiled by Peter Davies / Edited and with an Introduction by Maria Tatar
Contributors: Tatar, Maria, 1945-
Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales #4
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2012-09-12
Place of publication: Princeton, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780691152301
Subjects: Fairy tales; History and criticism
Description: A satirical look at fourteen classic fairy tales retells such stories as "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "The Little Mermaid."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction Maria Tatar 1 Jack the Giant Killer A. E. Coppard 39 Godfather Death Clemence Dane 65 The Fisherman and His Wife E. M. Delafield 95 Little Snow-White Lord Dunsany 121 Aladdin Anna Gordon Keown 137 Sindbad the Sailor Eric Linklater 163 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves A. G. Macdonell 186 Puss in Boots Helen Simpson 208 The Little Mermaid Lady Eleanor Smith 228 Little Red Riding-Hood E. oe. Somerville 249 Cinderella Robert Speaight 271 'O, If I Could but Shiver!' Christina Stead 302 The Sleeping Beauty G. B. Stern 325 Big Claus and Little Claus R. J. Yeatman and W. C. Sellar 354 Author Biographies 365