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The Red Fairy Book (1890)

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Preface:

To Master Billy Tremayne Miles
A Profound Student
Yet An Amiable Critic

IN a second gleaning of the fields of Fairy Land we cannot expect to find a second Perrault. But there are good stories enough left, and it is hoped that some in the Red Fairy Book may have the attraction of being less familiar than many of the old friends. The tales have been translated, or, in the case of those from Madame d'Aulnoy's long stories, adapted, by Mrs. Hunt from the Norse, by Miss Minnie Wright from Madame d'Aulnoy, by Mrs. Lang and Miss Bruce from other French sources, by Miss May Sellar, Miss Farquharson, and Miss Blackley from the German, while the story of 'Sigurd' is condensed by the Editor from Mr. William Morris's prose version of the 'Volsunga Saga.' The Editor has to thank his friend, M. Charles Marelles, for permission to reproduce his versions of the 'Pied Piper,' of 'Drakestail,' and of 'Little Golden Hood' from the French, and M. Henri Carnoy for the same privilege in regard to 'The Six Sillies' from La Tradition.

Lady Frances Balfour has kindly copied an old version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' and Messrs. Smith and Elder have permitted the publication of two of Mr. Ralston's versions from the Russian.

RED TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) VIEW
RED PRINCESS MAYBLOSSOM European. French. Madame d'Aulnoy. La Princesse Printaniere. VIEW
RED SORIA MORIA CASTLE European. Norwegian. Asbjornsen. P. C. VIEW
RED DEATH OF KOSHCHEI DEATHLESS European. Slavic. Ralston VIEW
RED BLACK THIEF AND KNIGHT OF GLEN. Celtic. Irish. Hibernian Tales VIEW
RED MASTER THIEF European. Norwegian. Asbjornsen. P. C. VIEW
RED BROTHER AND SISTER European. German. Grimm. VIEW
RED PRINCESS ROSETTE European. French. Madame d'Aulnoy VIEW
RED ENCHANTED PIG European. Romanian. Rumanische Märchen. ubersetzt von Nite Kremnitz VIEW
RED NORKA Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) VIEW
RED WONDERFUL BIRCH European. Slavic. Russian. Russo-Karelian. VIEW
RED JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) VIEW
RED LITTLE GOOD MOUSE European. French. Madame d'Aulnoy. La bonne vetite Souris VIEW
RED GRACIOSA AND PERCINET European. French. Madame d'Aulnoy. Gracieuse et Percinet. VIEW
RED THREE PRINCESSES OF WHITELAND European. Norwegian. Moe. J. VIEW
RED VOICE OF DEATH European. Romanian. Roumanian Tales from the German of Mite Thremnitz VIEW
RED SIX SILLIES European. Belgian? Hainaut. (M. Lemoine. La Tradition. No. 34.) VIEW
RED KARI WOODENGOWN European. Norwegian. Asbjornsen. P. C. VIEW
RED DRAKESTAIL European. French. Marelles. Contes of Ch. Marelles VIEW
RED RATCATCHER European. French. Marelles. Contes of Ch. Marelles VIEW
RED TRUE HISTORY OF LITTLE GOLDEN HOOD European. French. Marelles. Contes of Ch. Marelles VIEW
RED GOLDEN BRANCH European. French. Madame d'Aulnoy. Le Rameau d'Or. VIEW
RED THREE DWARFS European. German. Grimm. VIEW
RED DAPPLEGRIM European. Norwegian. Moe. J. VIEW
RED ENCHANTED CANARY European. French. Deulin. Charles. Contes du Roi Gambrinus VIEW
RED TWELVE BROTHERS European. German. Grimm. VIEW
RED RAPUNZEL European. German. Grimm. VIEW
RED NETTLE SPINNER European. French. Deulin. Ch. VIEW
RED FARMER WEATHERBEARD European. Norwegian. Asbjornsen. P. C. VIEW
RED MOTHER HOLLE European. German. Grimm. VIEW
RED MINNIKIN European. Norwegian. Moe. J. VIEW
RED BUSHY BRIDE European. Norwegian. Moe. J. VIEW
RED SNOWDROP European. German. Grimm. VIEW
RED GOLDEN GOOSE European. German. Grimm. VIEW
RED SEVEN FOALS European. Norwegian. Moe. J. VIEW
RED MARVELLOUS MUSICIAN European. German. Grimm. VIEW
RED STORY OF SIGURD European. Icelandic. Volsunga Saga. VIEW

 


Laura Gibbs (laura-gibbs@ou.edu). Date: July 12, 2003 6:45 PM