Books with title Best Fairy Stories of the World

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Of the various types of mythological literature, fairy tales are the simplest and purest expressions of the collective unconscious and thus offer the clearest understanding of the basic patterns of the human psyche. Every people or nation has its own way of experiencing this psychic reality, and so a study of the world’s fairy tales yields a wealth of insights into the archetypal experiences of humankind. Folk tales and fairy stories were originally intended for both adults and children – Grimms’ Household Tales, for instance – and this international anthology brings together ‘The Frog Who Became an Emperor’ from China, ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ from Norway, and ‘Pinocchio’ from Italy as well as the classic stories of Aesop, Andersen, the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perrault and Oscar Wilde, among many others. The masters of children’s book illustration have been chosen for the pictures in this book, and will give it appeal to readers of all ages. They include Arthur Rackham, Charles Robinson, Walter Crane, Howard Pyle and many other masters of the genre. Illustrated by various artists.

Folk tales and fairy stories from all over the world are collected together in this gorgeous international anthology which brings together 'The Frog Who Became an Emperor' from China, 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' from Norway, and 'Pinocchio' from Italy as well as the classic stories of Aesop, Andersen, the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perrault and Oscar Wilde, among many others. Illustrated by various artists, this beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Best Fairy Stories of the World, edited by Marcus Clapham, features illustrations including Arthur Rackham, Charles Robinson, Walter Crane and Howard Pyle and many other masters of the genre, which will appeal to both adults and children.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Of the various types of mythological literature, fairy tales are the simplest and purest expressions of the collective unconscious and thus offer the clearest understanding of the basic patterns of the human psyche. Every people or nation has its own way of experiencing this psychic reality, and so a study of the world’s fairy tales yields a wealth of insights into the archetypal experiences of humankind. Folk tales and fairy stories were originally intended for both adults and children-Grimms' Household Tales, for instance-and this international anthology brings together "The Frog Who Became an Emperor" from China, "The Thee Billy Goats Gruff" from Norway, "Pinocchio" from Italy as well as the classic stories of Aesop, Andersen, the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perrault and Oscar Wilde, among many others.

Beautiful princesses, brave princes, and magical fairies populate The Best Fairy Tales in the World. The fourteen children's classic stories will transport you to a world of beauties and beasts, tortoises and hares, and princesses and peas. The classic stories include: Beauty and the Bast Sword in the Stone Pied Piper Puss in Boots Princess and the Pea Twelve Huntsmen Turnip Book of Spells Tree in the Woods Chico and the Crane Tortoise and the Hare Ant and the Cricket Fox and the Stork Minotaur of Crete Each book in the Best Stories series is filled with classic, well-known stories that capture magic, imagination, and inspiration for all readers. The popular themes― fairy tales, myths, princess stories―provide parents with a collection of perfect lap-time reading stories just right for young children. Delightful illustrations and simple text will engage children to develop early literacy skills and reading comprehension. Each book includes a durable padded cover and a ribbon bookmark.

Fairies are a unique supernatural species with a diminutive human form. They possess magical powers with which they could intervene in human affairs. They are often mischievous but never malicious. Believing in fairies increases their magical powers and is the only way to have one live with you, near you or to have anything to do with you. They live long and happy lives once they are believed in. Every part of their tiny bodies is packed with magic, love and wonder. However if your belief fades in any way, your fairy will begin to lose magic and must be re-homed. Anastasia was perhaps the most amazing fairy of her entire mystical race. Why? Within the pages of this book is a gripping captivating tale relating her kind deeds and heroic adventures, which leads to the ultimate selfless act of all, when she discovers a well-kept hidden secret and finally reveals it to all the inhabitants in Fairyland. It's unveiling made her legendary!

THE son of Cretheus, Æson, bequeathed the kingdom of Thessaly to his brother Pelias, to keep for Jason, his son, whom he had sent to be taught by Chiron, the wise Centaur. Now when Jason was returning from Chiron he came to Anaurus, which is a river of Thessaly, and would have crossed it; but there was an old woman on the river bank, and she entreated of Jason that he would carry her over the river, for she feared herself, she said, to cross it. But the old woman was in truth the goddess Heré, who had taken upon herself the likeness of an old woman to try the young man’s heart. Jason therefore carried her over, but in crossing he lost one of his sandals, for it cleaved to the sand that was in the river; and so he came to the dwelling of King Pelias, where they were preparing a great sacrifice and feast to Poseidon and the other gods. Now there had come an oracle aforetime to Pelias, saying, “Beware of him who shall come to thee with one sandal only, for it is thy doom to die by his means.” Therefore, when Pelias saw Jason come in this plight, he was afraid; also he would fain keep the kingdom for himself. He dared not slay him; but he set him a task from which he might win great renown,8 hoping that he should never return therefrom; and the task was this: to fetch the fleece of gold from the land of the Colchians.

This book is an illustrated version of the original Stories of the Old World by Alfred John Church. “Many things they suffered in their journey, and many lands they visited, for the gods suffered them not to return by the way by which they went, and some of them perished; but at the last they brought back the ship Argo to the land of Greece, and the Fleece of Gold for which Pelias had sent them. And when they were returned, Prince Jason took Medea to be his wife.”