Best of
Fairy-Tales

1951

The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies


Jane Werner Watson - 1951
    Now a new generation of fairy fans can search for lost merbabies, bargain with pixies, and frolic under the moon with Jane Werner’s fantastic selection of “wee folk” tales, masterfully illustrated by Garth Williams.From the Hardcover edition.

The Faun and the Woodcutter's Daughter


Barbara Leonie Picard - 1951
    The fourteen fairy tales presented here have ingenious plots and imaginative characterizations (worldly or otherwise); witness Count Bertrand and his strange triumph over Death; Count Alaric's Lady in which the Count meets the demands of perfect love, Tiger Lily and the Dragon, where poetry finds more than its own reward, and the title story's vivid climax. Fourteen talespinning delights. (Kirkus)Contents: The faun and the woodcutter's daughter --Duke Roland's quest --The corn maiden --Malati and the prince --Clever Dick --The third witch --The three brothers and the black hen --The coral comb --Count Alaric's lady --Tiger Lily and the dragon --The knight and the naiad of the lake --The blackbird's song --Count Bertrand --The white hound.