Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dulac, Edmund, 1882-1953

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations" by Edmund Dulac is a collection of fairy tales crafted in the early 20th century. The anthology gathers enchanting stories from various cultures, including Russian, English, Flemish, and Italian, each rich with moral lessons and mythical elements. The tales are beautifully illustrated, showcasing Dulac's distinct artistic style that enhances the magical essence of the narratives. The opening portion of the collection introduces readers to the story of "Snegorotchka," a Russian fairy tale about an elderly couple who long for a child. Their wish is miraculously fulfilled when they create a little girl from snow, named Snegorotchka. As she grows, Snegorotchka embodies the joys of childhood for her adoptive parents until the arrival of spring leads to her tragic transformation, emphasizing themes of longing and the fleeting nature of happiness. The narrative effectively sets the tone for the rest of the collection, blending elements of whimsy and poignancy that are characteristic of fairy tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Snegorotchka, a Russian fairy tale

The buried moon, an English fairy tale

White Caroline and Black Caroline, a Flemish fairy tale

The seven conquerors of the Queen of the Mississippi, a Belgian fairy tale

The serpent prince, an Italian fairy tale

The hind of the wood, a French fairy tale

Ivan and the chestnut horse, a Russian fairy tale

The queen of the many-colored bedchamber, an Irish fairy tale

The blue bird, a French fairy tale

Bashtchelik (or, Real steel), a Serbian fairy tale

The friar and the boy, an English fairy tale

The green serpent, A French fairy tale

Urashima Taro, a Japanese fairy tale

The fire bird, a Russian fairy tale

The story of the bird Feng, a Chinese fairy tale.

Credits:

Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2008-05-18