"Bluebeard" / Charles Perrault. "Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper" / Charles Perrault -- "Hansel and Gretel" / Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- "Beauty and the Beast" / Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont -- "Snow White" / Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- "Sleeping Beauty" / Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- "Rapunzel" / Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- "The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich" / Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- "Rumplestiltskin" / Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- "Jack and the Beanstalk" / Joseph Jacobs -- "Bluebeard" / Charles Perrault. "The Emperor's New Clothes" / Hans Christian Andersen. "Vasilisa the Fair" / Alexander Afanasev -- "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" / Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe -- "Molly Whuppie" / Joseph Jacobs -- "The Story of the Three Little Pigs" / Joseph Jacobs -- "Donkeyskin" / Charles Perrault -- "Kate Crackernuts" / Joseph Jacobs -- "Master Cat, or Puss in Boots" / Charles Perrault -- "The Story of the Three Bears" / Anonymous -- "Tom Thumb" / Charles Perrault -- "The Emperor's New Clothes" / Hans Christian Andersen. "The Little Mermaid" / Hans Christian Andersen. "The Princess and the Pea" / Hans Christian Andersen -- "The Ugly Duckling" / Hans Christian Andersen -- "The Little Mermaid" / Hans Christian Andersen.
Summary:
In this illuninating work, a leading expert in the field of folklore guides readers through 26 fairy tales, exploring their historical origins, their cultural complexities, and their psychological effects on children.
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