Tales of Magic and Mystery
This article is about the 1985 anthology. For the 1920s pulp magazine, see Tales of Magic and Mystery (magazine).
| Author | Ruth Manning-Sanders |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Christopher Quaile |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fairy tales |
| Publisher | Methuen & Co. Ltd. |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 128 pp |
| ISBN | 0-416-46530-7 |
| OCLC | 12478438 |
Tales of Magic and Mystery is a 1985 anthology of 11 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders.
Table of contents
- Foreword
- 1. The Water Nick and the Bear (Denmark)
- 2. Tell Me Your Dream (Russia)
- 4. The Stork (Bulgaria)
- 5. The Eggshell (Gipsy)
- 6. The Three Pinks (Spain)
- 7. The Old Man and the Lambkin (Greek Islands)
- 8. Cow Crumpie (Bulgaria)
- 9. Ookah's Bagpipe (Estonia)
- 10. The Black Dort (Schleswig-Holstein)
- 11. The Conceited Dragon (North American Indian)
- Note from last page: "For permission to retell The Old Man and the Lambkin the author and publishers wish to thank Eric Roth-Verlag, publishers of Die Reise im Goldenen Schiff."
See also
- Dragon
- List of dragons in mythology and folklore
- List of dragons in literature
- Magic (paranormal)
- Witchcraft
- Wizard (fantasy)
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