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Fairy Tales from All Nations

by Anthony Rubens Montalba, Richard Doyle (Illustrator) & Anthony Anthony Reubens Montalba

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

"Fairy Tales From All Nations" by Anthony R. Montalba is a collection of fairy tales likely compiled in the mid-19th century. This anthology showcases enchanting tales from various cultures, with an emphasis on the imaginative and moral lessons they convey. The narrative invites readers to explore the rich tapestry of folklore that has delighted audiences across generations. The opening portion of the collection sets the stage by introducing the concept of fairy tales through a charming genesis story where two royal children, unsatisfied despite their lavish surroundings, yearn for something more. Their mother, the queen, wishes for their happiness and is blessed with a marvelous bird that gifts them an opal egg. This egg hatches into the embodiment of the fairy tale itself, promising joy and inspiration, and marking the arrival of magical stories that will forever enrich human experience. Following this introduction, the anthology transitions into individual stories such as "Snow-White and Rosy-Red," hinting at the enchanting and diverse tales that await readers within its pages. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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

  • Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Fairies”.

    • “Fairies”· via Open Library
  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “folklore”, “mythology”, and 2 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the title, “Tales” in the title, “fairy tale” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Fairy tales”· via Internet Archive
    • “Tales”· via Internet Archive
    • “Fairy tales”· via Open Library
    • “Tales”· via Open Library
    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg

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Editions

4 editions cataloged here.

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1850-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York : HarperEnglish—Public digitized item

Open Library record

1850HarperEnglish—Public

Open Library record

1849Chapman and Hall, 186, StrandEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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openlibrary-work:OL13818577W
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