Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190).
Contents:
Sources and influences. Good fences make good neighbors -- 2. The thankless child -- 3. Fear not : an incident log -- 4. The six boy coffins -- 5. The rabbit -- 6. The merry spinster -- 7. The wedding party -- 8. Some of us had been threatening our friend Mr. Toad -- 9. Cast your bread upon the waters -- 10. The frog's princess -- 11. Good fences make good neighbors -- Sources and influences.
Summary:
"From Mallory Ortberg comes a collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales. Adapted from her beloved "Children's Stories Made Horrific" series, "The Merry Spinster" takes up the trademark wit that endeared Ortberg to readers of both The Toast and her best-selling debut Texts From Jane Eyre. The feature become among the most popular on the site, with each entry bringing in tens of thousands of views, as the stories proved a perfect vehicle for Ortberg's eye for deconstruction and destabilization. Sinister and inviting, familiar and alien all at the same time, The Merry Spinster updates traditional children's stories and fairy tales with elements of psychological horror, emotional clarity, and a keen sense of feminist mischief. Readers of The Toast will instantly recognize Ortberg's boisterous good humor and uber-nerd swagger: those new to Ortberg's oeuvre will delight in her unique spin on fiction, where something a bit mischievous and unsettling is always at work just beneath the surface"-- Provided by publisher
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