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Jubber Nicholas
The Fairy Tellers A Journey Into The Secret History Of Fairy Tales
The Fairy Tellers A Journey Into The Secret History Of Fairy Tales
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Description: " The general reader is unlikely to have met Mr. Jubber's other subjects and may be amazed to learn the degree to which these unsung men and women have shaped the fairy - tale canon an enthusiastic and enjoyable book The Wall Street Journal A carnival of a book rigorously researched and jostling with life Amy Jeffs author of Storyland Who were the Fairy Tellers? In this far - ranging quest award - winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors thieves rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as Cinderella Hansel and Gretel Beauty and the Beast and Baba Yaga . From the Middle Ages to the birth of modern children's literature they include a German apothecary's daughter a Syrian youth running away from a career in the souk and a Russian dissident embroiled in a plot to kill the tsar. Following these and other unlikely protagonists we travel from the steaming cities of Italy and the Levant under the dark branches of the Black Forest deep into the tundra of Siberia and across the snowy fells of Lapland. In the process we discover a fresh perspective on some of our most frequently told stories. Filled with adventure tragedy and real - world magic this bewitching book uncovers the stranger lives behind the strangest of tales.
Title: The Fairy Tellers A Journey Into The Secret History Of Fairy Tales
Author(s): Jubber Nicholas
Publisher: John Murray Press
Barcode: 9781529327700
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 5/2/2023
Category: Sociology: Customs & Traditions
Description: " The general reader is unlikely to have met Mr. Jubber's other subjects and may be amazed to learn the degree to which these unsung men and women have shaped the fairy - tale canon an enthusiastic and enjoyable book The Wall Street Journal A carnival of a book rigorously researched and jostling with life Amy Jeffs author of Storyland Who were the Fairy Tellers? In this far - ranging quest award - winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors thieves rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as Cinderella Hansel and Gretel Beauty and the Beast and Baba Yaga . From the Middle Ages to the birth of modern children's literature they include a German apothecary's daughter a Syrian youth running away from a career in the souk and a Russian dissident embroiled in a plot to kill the tsar. Following these and other unlikely protagonists we travel from the steaming cities of Italy and the Levant under the dark branches of the Black Forest deep into the tundra of Siberia and across the snowy fells of Lapland. In the process we discover a fresh perspective on some of our most frequently told stories. Filled with adventure tragedy and real - world magic this bewitching book uncovers the stranger lives behind the strangest of tales.
Title: The Fairy Tellers A Journey Into The Secret History Of Fairy Tales
Author(s): Jubber Nicholas
Publisher: John Murray Press
Barcode: 9781529327700
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 5/2/2023
Category: Sociology: Customs & Traditions