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More English fairy tales

by Joseph Jacobs (Compiler) & John Dickson Batten (Illustrator)

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: JuvenilePrimary source
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"More English Fairy Tales" by Joseph Jacobs and John Dickson Batten is a collection of folk tales compiled and illustrated during the late 19th century. This volume serves as a companion to Jacobs' earlier work, "English Fairy Tales," and aims to showcase lesser-known stories from English folklore as well as adaptations of traditional tales. The collection touches on themes of adventure, mischief, and moral lessons, featuring characters such as clever maidens, mischievous animals, and magical beings. The opening portion of the collection introduces the reader to the format and tone of the stories, with whimsical and engaging narratives. It begins with a playful invitation to unlock the tales inside, setting the stage for an immersive reading experience. The first stories, including "The Pied Piper of Franchville" and "Hereafterthis," present characters facing extraordinary circumstances, offering a blend of humor and moral reflection. As the tales unfold, they evoke a sense of nostalgia for classic storytelling traditions, showcasing the charm of English fairy tales through imaginative plots and vividly illustrated scenes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

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

  • Legendary beings and transformations

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

    • “Fairies”· via Open Library
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “Folk literature”, “Folklore”, and 4 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the title, “Tales” in the title, “Fairy tales” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Fairy tales”· via Internet Archive
    • “Fairy tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Folklore”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Folk literature”· via Open Library
    • “Fairy tales”· via Open Library

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The Online Books Page curated catalog record

1894

1894———Source listed online copy

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1894David NuttEnglish—No ebook

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1894D. Nutt; London : D. NuttEnglish—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • 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.
  • Illustrators: Batten, John D. (John Dickson)
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 20 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.
  • Scanner: iala9
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): GR141 .J2
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: 1894
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