Europa's Fairy Book - Jacobs, Joseph
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This is a lovely little book of fairy tales from throughout Europe. The author wrote the stories by finding tales that were common among many different European countries and cultures. The stories were very approachable, and are appropriate for all ages. There are 25 stories in totaly."Do tell us a fairy tale, ganpa.""Well, will you be good and quiet if I do?""Of course we will; we are always good when you are telling us fairy tales.""Well, here goes.-Once upon a time, though it wasn't in my time, and it wasn't in your time, and it wasn't in anybody else's time, there was a--""But that would…mehr

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This is a lovely little book of fairy tales from throughout Europe. The author wrote the stories by finding tales that were common among many different European countries and cultures. The stories were very approachable, and are appropriate for all ages. There are 25 stories in totaly."Do tell us a fairy tale, ganpa.""Well, will you be good and quiet if I do?""Of course we will; we are always good when you are telling us fairy tales.""Well, here goes.-Once upon a time, though it wasn't in my time, and it wasn't in your time, and it wasn't in anybody else's time, there was a--""But that would be no time at all.""That's fairy tale time."European Folk and Fairy Tales (also known as Europa's Fairy Book) is a collection of Folk and Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, first published in 1916, including : The Cinder-Maid The King of the Fishes Beauty and the Beast Reynard and Bruin The Dancing Water, The Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird The Language of Animals Snowwhite Joseph Jacobs (1854 - 1916) was a folklorist, literary critic and historian.
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Joseph Jacobs 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 worlds 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 collections: English Fairy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairytales in 1894 but also went on after and in between both books to publish fairy tales collected from continental Europe as well as Jewish, "Celtic and Indian Fairytales" which made him one of the most popular writers of fairytales for the English language. Jacobs was also an editor for journals and books on the subject of folklore which included editing the Fables of Bidpai and the Fables of Aesop.