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Red Riding Hood

by Lydia L. A. Very, Lydia Lydia Louisa Anna Very & Jacob Grimm

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

"Red Riding Hood" by Lydia L. A. Very is a children's storybook written in the mid-19th century. This enchanting tale explores the themes of innocence, danger, and the importance of obedience through the familiar narrative of a young girl’s perilous journey through the woods. The book is not only a retelling of the classic folktale but is also illustrated, enhancing the storytelling experience for young readers. In this version of "Red Riding Hood," the story follows a sweet girl as she travels to deliver food to her ailing grandmother living in a secluded cabin. On her way, she encounters a cunning wolf who deceives her into revealing her destination. The wolf reaches the grandmother first, disguising himself to trick Red Riding Hood when she arrives. As the girl begins to notice the wolf's strange features and questions him, she is nearly consumed until a hunter intervenes, saving her and her grandmother. This story concludes with a moral lesson emphasizing the importance of listening to parental guidance, warning children about the dangers lurking in the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

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.

  • 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”, “folklore”, and 3 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the subject metadata, “Folklore” in the subject metadata, and “Tales” in the subject metadata.

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

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Editions

Open Library reports 3 editions; 2 cataloged here.

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1863Boston, Mass. : L. Prang; L. PrangEnglish—Public

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2010-04-02Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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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.
  • Open Library reports 3 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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Catalog id
openlibrary-work:OL5047369W
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