Fairy Tales for Young Readers: By the Author of Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers - Softcover

Nesbit, E.

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9780486789408: Fairy Tales for Young Readers: By the Author of Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers

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ISBN 10: 0486789403 ISBN 13: 9780486789408

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2015

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"This book is a joy and would make a lovely gift for young readers." — Januarygray.net
Readers of all ages will find fresh enchantment in familiar fables with this charming storybook. Famed children's writer E. Nesbit, author of Five Children and It and Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers, offers captivating retellings of nine famous fairy tales.
This treasury of folklore begins with "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," "Jack the Giant-Killer," and "Puss in Boots." Other timeless tales include "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Dick Whittington and His Cat," "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood," "The White Cat," and "Hop-o'-my-Thumb."

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Readers of all ages will find fresh enchantment in familiar fables with this charming storybook. Famed children's writer E. Nesbit, author of Five Children and It and Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers, offers captivating retellings of nine famous fairy tales.
This treasury of folklore begins with "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," "Jack the Giant-Killer," and "Puss in Boots." Other timeless tales include "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Dick Whittington and His Cat," "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood," "The White Cat," and "Hop-o'-my-Thumb."
Dover (2014) republication of The Old Nursery Stories, Henry Frowde and Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908.
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About the Author:

Edith Nesbit wrote more than 40 books for children, several of which have been adapted many times for film, including Five Children and It and The Railway Children. She is best known for her collections and re-tellings of classics such as Stories from Shakespeare for Young Readers.

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