Books with title Modern Fairy Stories

Gives readers a thrilling, behind-the-scenes look into how modern spies are operating today. Learn about the tools that governments are using to spy on other countries, and how spies such as Edward Snowden and Maria Butina risked their freedom to find and steal secrets. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, and an index.

This volume is part of a series designed to give children aged seven to 11 wide-ranging exposure to literature and opportunities to explore the various genres. Titles in the series are organized by reading genre within the range specified in the National Curriculum. There is a detailed introduction and explanation for each genre and each book contains a number of entertaining examples of text from each genre.

Excerpt from Fairy StoriesOnce upon a time there was an old Woman, who begged as you may have seen other old Women do; and when any body gave her any thing she would say, God bless you 7 N ow this old Beggar Woman went to a door, and before the fire stood a good natured lad warming himself; and, as soon as he saw the poor woman shivering out side, he said to her, Come and warm yourself.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, 1967 re-print. Book is in excellent condition, beautiful blue pattered endpapers with a neat Welsh inscription to front, and small cellotape marks to front and back. Pages bright and crisp throughout with delightful black and white illustration and colour plates distributed throughout the text by E. H. Shepard. Bound in grey cloth boards, decorated with a blue patterned print; excellent condition but with a tiny amount of wear to top and tail of spine. Displayed within original unclipped dustwrapper, a little scuffed and with cellotape marks around the edges but totally in-tact and beautifully illustrated.