About “English fairy tales”
English Fairy Tales is a collection of 41 fairy tales retold by Flora Annie Steel and published in 1918 by Macmillan and Co. in London. The book was illustrated by Arthur Rackham and includes stories featuring mythical creatures, heroic characters, and moral lessons. Themes such as the struggle between good and evil, courage, and intelligence are explored throughout the tales. The stories draw from British folklore and offer a glimpse into traditional English folk narratives. The tales originally appeared in 1890 and 1894, published by Joseph Jacobs. The collection was designed to make these stories more accessible to readers of the time and later generations. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1918