| The Victorian Fairy Tale Book Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hearn, Michael Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375714553 ISBN-13: 9780375714559 Publisher: Pantheon Books OUR PRICE: $24.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: From Robert Browning's "Pied Piper of Hamelin and William Makepeace Thackeray's "Rose "and the "Ring to Kenneth Grahame's "Reluctant Dragon and J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, here are seventeen classic stories and poems from the golden age of the English fairy tale. Some of them amuse, some enchant, some satirize and criticize, but each one-in the words of Laurence Houseman, author of the classic Rocking-Horse Land- "is an expression of the joy of living." Accompanied by the illustrations from the original editions of these works-by such celebrated Victorian artists as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Maxfield Parrish, and Arthur Rackham-this collection will delight readers both young and old. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 420 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Robert Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin and William Makepeace Thackeray's The Rose and the Ring to Kenneth Grahme's The Reluctant Dragon and J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, here are seventeen classic stories and poems from the golden age of the English fairy tale. Some of them amuse, some enchant, some satirize and criticize, but each one is an expression of the joy of living. Accompanied by illustrations from the original editions of these works this collection will delight readers both young and old. Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library |