A Study of Fairy Tales
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About This Book
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1916. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only ...
Chapters (46)
- TO THE CHILDREN WHO, BECAUSE OF IT, MAY RECEIVE ANY GOOD.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I
- THE WORTH OF FAIRY TALES
- I. TWO PUBLIC TRIBUTES
- II. THE VALUE OF FAIRY TALES IN EDUCATION
- REFERENCES
- CHAPTER II
- PRINCIPLES OF SELECTION FOR FAIRY TALES
- I. THE INTERESTS OF CHILDREN
- II. THE FAIRY TALE AS LITERATURE
- III. THE FAIRY TALE AS A SHORT-STORY
- REFERENCES:
- CHAPTER III
- THE TELLING OF FAIRY TALES
- I. THE TEACHER'S PREPARATION
- II. THE PRESENTATION OF THE TALE
- III. THE RETURN FROM THE CHILD[2]
- REFERENCES:
- CHAPTER IV
- THE HISTORY OF FAIRY TALES
- I. THE ORIGIN OF FAIRY TALES
- II. THE TRANSMISSION OF FAIRY TALES
- REFERENCES
- CHAPTER V
- CLASSES OF FAIRY TALES
- I. AVAILABLE TYPES OF TALES
- REFERENCES
- CHAPTER VI
- IV. A LIST OF PICTURES
- V. A LIST OF FAIRY POEMS
- VI. MAIN STANDARD FAIRY TALE BOOKS
- VII. FAIRY TALES OF ALL NATIONS
- VIII. MISCELLANEOUS EDITIONS OF FAIRY TALES
- IX. SCHOOL EDITIONS OF FAIRY TALES
- APPENDIX
- TYPES OF TALES
- OUTLINE
- I. THE WORTH OF FAIRY TALES
- III. THE TELLING OF FAIRY TALES
- IV. THE HISTORY OF FAIRY TALES
- V. CLASSES OF FAIRY TALES
- INDEX
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