Other editions of book East of the Sun and West of the Moon

This book contains fifteen fairy tales collected in Norway in the 1800's by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Engebretsen Moe. Featuring gorgeous artwork by Kay Nielsen, one of the most celebrated children's book illustrators of all time, this book has 25 full-page full-colour illustrations and many more drawings set in the text.This is really nice copy of the American Edition printed by George H Doran in New York in the 1920's. The printing is a delight and the artwork looks stunning.Includes the following stories:EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOONTHE BLUE BELTPRINCE LINDWORMTHE LASSIE AND HER GODMOTHERTHE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSETHE LAD WHO WENT TO THE NORTH WINDTHE THREE PRINCESSES OF WHITELANDSORIA MORIA CASTLETHE GIANT WHO HAD NO HEART IN HIS BODYTHE PRINCESS ON THE GLASS HILLTHE WIDOW’S SONTHE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFFTHE THREE PRINCESSES IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINTHE CAT ON THE DOVREFELLONE’S OWN CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS PRETTIEST

To term these legends, Nursery Tales, would be to curtail them, by nine-tenths, of their interest. They are the romances of the childhood of Nations: they are the never-failing springs of sentiment, of sensation, of heroic example, from which primeval peoples drank their fill at will. Description Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk

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Fifteen stories from Norwegian folklore illustrated by Kay Nielsen including: East of the Sun and West of the Moon -- The Blue Belt -- Prince Lindworm -- The Lassie and her Godmother -- The Husband who was to Mind the House -- The Lad who went to the North Wind -- The Three Princesses fo White Land -- Sorie Moria Castle -- The Giant who had no Heart in his Body -- The Princess on the Glass Hill -- The Widow's Son -- The Three Billy Goats Gruff -- The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountain -- The Cat on the Dovrefell -- One's own Children are Always Prettiest.

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