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"The Queen of Hearts", title of Collins´ work first published in 1859, is also the school nickname of Jessie Yelverton, who arranges to stay for six weeks with her elderly guardian, …

The Light Princess is a Scottish fairy tale by George Mac Donald. It was published in 1864. Drawing on inspiration from Sleeping Beauty, it tells the story of a princess afflicted by a constant …

Jean Lang’s A Book of Myths is a foundational work of modern anthropology covering in breathless style a pantheon of Western mythological figures, ranging from ancient Greece to medieval Scandinavia. …

Timeless collection of children’s well known stories including the works of Lewis Carroll, Madame Le prince de Beaumont, Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, J. M. Barrie, Hans Christian Andersen, and …

“Ajax” is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. Although the exact date of its first performance is unknown, most scholars date it to relatively early in Sophocles‘ …

We do not know where Becfola came from. Nor do we know for certain where she went to. We do not even know her real name, for the name Becfola, “Dowerless” or “Small-dowered, ” was given to her as a …

One cold rainy day when my father was a little boy, he met an old alley cat on his street. The cat was very drippy and uncomfortable so my father said, ‘Wouldn’t you like to come home with me?’ This …

Snow White is one of the thirty five European fairy tales featured in this volume of Grim’s tales. Snow White is one of the most famous fairy tales worldwide. Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, …

This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami …

No other episode in Mr. Westcott’s famous book presents the tenderness and quaintness and the full quality of David Harum’s character with the richness and which tells how he paid t ‘int’rist’ upon …