Here you will find more than 1500 fairy tales, such as "Aladdin", "Sinbad the Sailor", "The Ugly Ducking", "Little Tin Soldier", "The Little Match Girl", "Blue Beard", "Beauty and the Beast", "Puss in Boots", "The Happy Prince", "The Little Mermaid", "Cinderella", "Rapunzel", and "The Sleeping Beauty".

Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 – 30 January 1916) was an Australian folklorist, literary critic, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English Folklore. His work went on to popularize some of the world's best known versions of English fairy tales including "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Goldilocks and the three bears", "The Three Little Pigs", "Jack the Giant Killer" and "The History of Tom Thumb". He published his English fairy tale collecti...

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First published in 1892, "Celtic Fairy Tales" is an anthology of Celtic folklore tales collected and edited by Joseph Jacobs and one of the best of the crop."Celtic Fairy Tales" includes some great tales such as "Munachar and Manachar", the "Brewery of Eggshells", and "Fair, Brown and Trembling".Jacobs also includes an extensive Notes and References section if you want to follow up on each tale.

This collection of Celtic Fairy tales was put together by noted Celtic expert Joseph Jacobs in the late 19th and early 20th Century. Including famous legends such as 'Conal Hammerclaw' and 'The Sea Maiden', this book will excite and delight fans of the Celtic arts, those who appreciate classic literature, and story-lovers in general.

A definitive collection of stories from Celtic folklore told by a master storyteller.Drawing on the wonderful mythology of Ireland from traditional tales handed down in Gaelic through the generations, Celtic Fairy Tales features wondrous magic, beguiling witchcraft, conniving leprechauns, terrifying sea monsters and gallant heroes.This volume features 26 charming tales, including:• The Shepherd of Myddvai• The Story of Deirdre...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. TABLE OF CONTENTS:The Cock and the Pearl The Wolf and the Lamb The Dog and the Shadow The Lion's Share...

A collection of some of the most famous stories in all of English literatureClassic fairy tales endure from generation to generation. The source of countless adaptations and reimaginings, this collection is remarkable in its scale and diversity. Featuring familiar tales like "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The History of Tom Thumb," and "The Story of the Three Little Pigs," as well as more obscure gems like "The Old Woman and Her Pig" and "Childe Rowland," this anthology...

‘Celtic Fairy Tales’ is a collection of twenty-six classic stories from British isles, collected by Joseph Jacobs, and accompanied by the masterful black-and-white illustrations of John D. Batten. It includes such tales as ‘Connlaand the Fairy Maiden’, ‘Guleesh’, ‘The Field of Boliauns’, ‘The Horned Women’, ‘Conal Yellowclaw’, ‘The Sprightly Tailor’, and many more. Heavily influenced by the Brothers Grimm and the romantic nationalism ubiquitous in his contemporary folklorists, Jacobs was r...

This volume contains 43 English folk and fairy tales. Stories like“Tom Tit Tot”,“The Three Sillies”,“The Rose Tree”,“The Old Woman and Her Pig”,“How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune”,“Mr. Vinegar”,“Nix Nought Nothing” and many, many more.Many of the tales in this volume, as in similar collections from other European countries, are what the folklorists call Drolls, or a short comical sketch. They serve to justify the title of “Merrie Eng...

Every version of The Gingerbread Man in one beautifully formatted eBook with stunning original illustrations by renowned artist John Batten.The Gingerbread BoyJohnny CakeDathera DadThe Wonderful CakeThe Wee BannockThe Little CakeenThe Fox and the Little BonnachThe Devil in the Dough-PanAnd more ...*Links to free, full-length audio recordings of different versions of Gingerbread Man.*Stunningly illustrated with ...

Although many readers might associate the term "fairy tales" with the Germanic or Celtic folk tale tradition-like in the stories collected by the Brothers Grimm-countries like India have their own rich history of fairy tales. Many of these tales, infused with a local flavor, bear a striking structural and thematic similarity to those with which Western readers are accustomed: moral allegories, talking animals, gambling incidents, and the like. Joseph Jacobs has carefully selected 29 fairy ...