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1) The fairy tales of Hermann Hesse

Author

Hesse, Hermann

Pub. Date

1995.

Physical Desc

xxxi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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Twenty-two fairy tales for adults by a German writer (1877-1962). In A Man by the Name of Ziegler, the protagonist can talk to animals and finds them just as wicked as humans, Augustus is on a man who loses a fortune but gains happiness, and A Dream of the Gods contrasts the hopes and the reality of World War I. By the author of Steppenwolf.

2) The sorcerer's apprentice: an anthology of magical tales

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

xxiv, 403 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

Description

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"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" might conjure up images of Mickey Mouse from the Disney film Fantasia, or of Harry Potter. As this anthology reveals, however, "sorcerer's apprentice" tales--in which a young person rebels against, or complies with, an authority who holds the keys to magical powers--have been told through the centuries, in many languages and cultures, from classical times to today. This unique and beautifully illustrated book brings together...

3) The original Bambi: the story of a life in the forest

Author

Salten, Felix

Pub. Date

[2022]

Physical Desc

xxviii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

Description

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"A new, beautifully illustrated translation of Felix Salten's celebrated novel Bambi-- the original source of the beloved story. Most of us think we know the story of Bambi-- but do we? The Original Bambi is an all-new, illustrated translation of a literary classic that presents the story as it was meant to be told. For decades, readers' images of Bambi have been shaped by the 1942 Walt Disney film-- an idealized look at a fawn who represents nature's...

4) The singing bones: inspired by Grimms' fairy tales

Author

Tan, Shaun

Pub. Date

2016.

Physical Desc

185 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Selection and adaptation of seventy-five Grimm's fairy tales, as translated by Jack Zipes, and newly illustrated by Shaun Tan.

5) Mother Earth and her children: a quilted fairy tale

Author

Olfers, Sibylle

Pub. Date

[2007]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Mother Earth's children, who have been sleeping all winter, awake and experience the new life, the color, and the joys of spring.

6) The original folk & fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm: the complete first edition

Pub. Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

xliii, 519 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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"When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their 'Children's and Household Tales' in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as 'Rapunzel, ' 'Hansel and Gretel, ' and 'Cinderella' would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised...