Forgotten Fairy Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls

Once known, now largely forgotten, these empowering fairy tales have been brought together to inspire a new generation of readers. Discover heroines who outwit giants, fight evil, awaken sleeping princes and, of course, live happily ever after. With a foreword by Kate Pankhurst, author of Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World. Chapters in this book include: - The Daring Princess (based on 'The Iron Stove' retold by the Brothers Grimm) - The Sleeping Prince (based on an old Spanish story 'The King Sleeping in his Bed') - Snow White and Rose Red (based on 'The Ungrateful Dwarf' by Caroline Stahl and its retelling by the Brothers Grimm) - Clever Molly (based on an old Scottish tale collected by Joseph Jacobs and Flora Annie Steele) - Kate Crankernuts (a Scottish fairy tale collected by Andrew and Nora Lang in the Orkney Islands) - The Nettle Princess (based on a story first written down by Karl Mullenhoff, later collected by the Brothers Grimm) - The Wise Princess (based on a very old English story that inspired William Shakespeare's 'King Lear') - Fearless Fiona and the Spellbound Knight (based on the story 'Tam Lin' which was originally sung as a Scottish Ballad)Author: Various,author,Various,illustrator,Various,illustrator
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Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 208
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Published/Release Date: 5 Sep 2019
Format: Hardback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Author/Director/Artist: Rosie Dickins
Dimension (cm): 245x177x23 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 22x248x176 mm
Item Weight (g): 1050
Package Weight (g): 840