Ernest Rhys

Fairy Gold: A Book of Old English Fairy Tales - Dover Children's Classics Ernest Rhys

Brief Description: A collection including such favorite fairy tales and folktales as: "Jack and the Beanstalk, " "Catskin, " "Lazy Jack, " and "Chicken-Licken."Brief Description: A collection of Old English fairy tales. Brief Description: A republication of Part I of the work originally published by J. M. Dent & Sons in 1906. Marc Notes: A republication of Part I of the work originally published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, and E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, in 1906--T.p. verso. Table of Contents: The Imp TreeThe Pixy FlowerThe Black Bull of NorrowayThe Lambton WormThe Laidley Worm of SpindlestonThe Green KnightThe Green ChildrenThe Story of the Fairy HornThe Lady MoleCatskinMr. Fox"Tom Tit Tot"The Fairy BeggarThe Cauld Lad of Hilton"Ainsel"The Fairy's DinnerThe Giant that was a MillerThe Princess of ColchesterLazy JackRobin Good-FellowTom HickathriftThe Story of the Three BearsThe History of Tom ThumbThe Giant of Saint Michael'sThe Fairies' FrolicJack and the Bean-StalkQueen Mab's Good GraceOld FortunatusDick Whittington and his CatThe King of the VipersThe King of the CatsChicken-LickenQueen Mab's BedPublisher Marketing: From the founding editor of Everyman's Library comes this enthralling illustrated collection of thirty-three fairy tales to please children of all ages--and the parents who read to them. Favorite English characters such as Dick Whittington, Jack the Giant Killer, and King Arthur appear alongside Tom Thumb, Chicken-Licken, and other figures from the wider world of folklore. Young readers will be spellbound by tales of an orphan who rises from scullery boy to Mayor of London with the aid of his cat, how a worm becomes the scourge of Britain, and of the beanstalk that helps a young man avenge his father's death and find his fortune. Children will also be thrilled to meet "The Green Knight," "The Princess of Colchester," and "The Giant of Saint Michael's." Plus, this treasury includes a beautiful array of full-color plates.