English Fairy Tales

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• Publisher: The Floating Press
• Year: 2009
• eBook ISBN: 9781877527166

Think Greek myths are the be-all and end-all of supernatural folk tales in the Western tradition? Think again. Folk tale expert Joseph Jacobs takes readers on a whimsical tour of the incredibly rich tapestry of fairy stories and other mystical and magical narratives that originated in the region now known as England.

Table of contents

• Title
• Contents
• How to Get into this Book
• Preface
• 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
• Notes and References