Joseph Jacobs

Originally published in 1892, this beautifully written collection of Celtic fairy tales is bound to enrapture. Filled to the brim with, as Joseph Jacob says, "both the best, and the best known folk-tales of the Celts," this is the first of his two collections of Celtic folklore. Included in this charming collection are tales of romance, tales that will make you laugh, and tales with sadness intertwined. The twenty-six story medley includes: "Guleesh" "Conal...

A collection of some of the most famous stories in all of English literature   Classic fairy tales endure from generation to generation. The source of countless adaptations and reimaginings, this collection is remarkable in its scale and diversity. Featuring familiar tales like "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The History of Tom Thumb," and "The Story of the Three Little Pigs," as well as more obscure gems like "The Old Woman and Her Pig" and "Childe...

Había una vez en el bosque, tres cerditos hermanos, a los cuales perseguía sin descanso el Lobo Feroz. Para conseguir protegerse del malvado Lobo Feroz, los 3 cerditos decidieron construirse una casa cada uno. Pero cada casa era de una manera diferente... Los tres cerditos, Los tres chanchitos o Los tres cochinitos es una novela grafica con personajes animales reales. Las primeras ediciones datan del año 200 a.C. pero se piensa que la historia...

Excerpt: "Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection. This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection. Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde. Scotland...

Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.

A definitive collection of stories from Celtic folklore told by a master storyteller. Drawing on the wonderful mythology of Ireland from traditional tales handed down in Gaelic through the generations, Celtic Fairy Tales features wondrous magic, beguiling witchcraft, conniving leprechauns, terrifying sea monsters and gallant heroes. This volume features 26 charming tales, including: • The Shepherd of Myddvai • The Story of Deirdre • The...

This vintage book contains Joseph Jacobs' 1916 collection of fairy tales, "European Folk and Fairy Tales", features over two dozen stories taken from popular oral tradition united with John D. Batten's black and white drawings. Heavily influenced by the Brothers Grimm and the romantic nationalism ubiquitous in his contemporary folklorists, Jacobs was responsible for introducing English fairy tales to English children, who had previously chiefly enjoyed...

The Rose-tree is an English fairy tale. A stepmother is very jealous of her stepdaughter. She tricks the girl and kills her. But nature takes revenge... The moral of the story is: what goes around, come around. Recommended for age 9+.

Jack y las habichuelas mágicas (Jack and the Beanstalk) es un cuento inglés de tradición oral, convertido en mito universal,​ que sigue inspirando ediciones, espectáculos de teatro y películas de cine. Jack es un niño distraído y tiene una madre que pasa el día trabajando en la huerta. Cuando el invierno amenaza la casa y la vaquita deja de dar leche, no queda más remedio que vender la vaca en el mercado. La angustiada madre manda a...

The old woman and her pig is an English fairy tale. An old woman goes out to the village, but can't return home because her pig won't go up the hill. So she asks for help. The moral of the story is: don't give up. Recommended for age 5+.