
Sleeping Beauty - And Other Tales of Slumbering Princesses (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World)
Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World
- 144 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Sleeping Beauty - And Other Tales of Slumbering Princesses (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World)
Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World
About this book
This charming anthology features seven original versions of the magical fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, collected from around the world.
Discover the origins of your favourite tale with this in-depth look at the original Sleeping Beauty tale. Travel to all four corners of the world as you read seven versions of this enchanting story. This volume features an in-depth introduction to the fairy tale genre itself, as well as the folkloric provenance of Sleeping Beauty.
Accompanying these enchanting tales are many delightful illustrations by artists of the Golden Age of Illustration, such as Jennie Harbour, W. Heath Robinson, Charles Robinson, Edmund Dulac, and H. J. Ford. As part of the Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World series, this volume, complete with captivating full colour and black-and-white illustrations, would make the perfect gift for lovers of the timeless Sleeping Beauty story, or those interested in the origins of one of the world's most adored fairy tales.
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Table of contents
- An Introduction to the Fairy Tale
- The History of Sleeping Beauty
- The Doomed Prince
- Sigurd and Brynhild
- Sole, Luna, e Talia
- La Belle au Bois Dormant
- Dornrönschen
- Little Surya Bai
- The King of England and His Three Sons
- The Golden Age of Illustration