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Fairy Book

by Sophie May

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Juvenile
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"Fairy Book" by Sophie May is a collection of fairy tales written in the mid-19th century. This enchanting compilation features whimsical stories, likely aimed at children, filled with magical beings and life lessons. The main characters in these tales vary, including young children grappling with their own identities and desires, as they navigate adventures infused with moral lessons and the charm of the fairy world. At the start of the collection, the reader meets Prudy, a spirited yet troubled girl suffering from mosquito bites while visiting relatives. Amid her discomfort, her cousin Grace devises a plan to create a book of fairy tales to amuse Prudy and lift her spirits. The narrative captures their playful interaction and sets the stage for a journey into a fantasy world, introducing themes of kindness, imagination, and the bond of family. With hints of the magical tales that follow, the opening portion invites readers to delve deeper into the adventures that await within the pages of this delightful book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “folklore”, “mythology”, and 2 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the description, “Tales” in the description, “Fairy tales” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Fairy tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “tales”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Fairy tales”· in description

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Editions

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The Online Books Page curated catalog record

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1866

1866———Source listed online copy

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2008-11-24Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PS2376 .M54 F25
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1866
Catalog id
project-gutenberg:27321
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