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Author:

Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916.

Title:

English fairy tales / Joseph Jacobs ; with illustrations by John Batten.

Publisher:

Distributed by Random House,
Distributed by Random House,

Copyright Date:

1993

Description:

428 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Fairy tales--England
Fairy tales.
Folklore--England.

Other Authors:

Batten, John Dickson, 1860-1932 ill.

Contents:

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 -- Jack Hannaford -- Binnorie -- Mouse and mouser -- Cap o' rushes -- Teeny-tiny -- Jack and the beanstalk -- The story of the three little pigs -- The master and his pupil -- Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse -- Jack and his golden snuff-box -- The story of the three bears -- Jack the giant killer -- Henny-Penny -- Childe Rowland -- Molly Whuppie -- The red ettin -- The golden arm -- The history of Tom Thumb -- Mr. Fox -- Lazy Jack -- Johnny-Cake.
Earl Mar's daughter -- Mr. Miacca -- Whittington and his cat -- The strange visitor -- The laidly worm of Spindleston Heugh -- The cat and the mouse -- The fish and the ring -- The magpie's nest -- Kate Crackernuts -- The cauld lad of Hilton -- The ass, the table and the stick -- Fairy ointment -- The well of the world's end -- Master of all masters -- The three heads of the well -- The pied piper -- Hereafterthis -- The golden ball -- My own self -- Black bull of Norroway -- Yallery Brown -- Three feathers Sir Gammer Vans -- Tom Hickathrift -- The Hedley kow -- Gobborn seer -- Lawkamercyme.
Tattercoats -- The wee Bannock -- Johnny Gloke -- Coat o' clay -- The three cows -- The blinded giant -- Scrapefoot -- The pedlar of swaffham -- The old witch -- The three wishes -- The buried moon -- A son of Adam -- The children in the wood -- The Hobyahs -- A pottle o' brains -- The king of England and his three sons -- King John and the Abbot of Canterbury -- Rushen Coatie -- The king o' the cats -- Tamlane -- The stars in the sky -- News! -- Puddock, Mousie, and Ratton -- The little bull-calf -- The wee, wee Mannie -- Habetrot and Scantlie Mab -- Old mother Wiggle-Waggle -- Catskin.
Stupid's cries -- The Lambton worm -- The wise men of Gotham -- Princess of Canterbury.

Summary:

A collection of more than eighty traditional stories that recount the adventures of giants, witches, princes, princesses, and animals.

Series:

Everyman's library children's classics

ISBN:

9780679428091
0679428097

OCLC:

(OCoLC)28181563

LCCN:

93013878

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport) — J 398.2 JAC

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

MGPD463 -- Humboldt Public Library (Humboldt)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)