The giant golden book of elves and fairies with assorted pixies, mermaids, brownies, witches, and leprechauns
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Author
Contributions
- Williams, Garth, ill. - Contributor
Publication
1951 - Simon and Schuster, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
19,000 words, Guess
Page Count
76 pages
Identifiers
- Library of Congress Control Number51013747
- OCLC Control Number1494139
- Open LibraryOL17621638M
Classifications
- LCCPZ8.W48 Gi
Description
A collection of stories (and a few poems) about fairies and related creatures, from around the world. Poems by Mary Jane Carr, Mildred Bowers Armstrong, Dorothy Brown Thompson, Florence Page Jaques, Rowena Bennett, Lilian Holmes, William Allingham, Jane Werner, Marjorie Barrows, Elizabeth Godley and Madelaine Nightingale. Stories are: "Singeli's Silver Slippers", translated from the Swedish by Martha Inez Johnson (elves and trolls); "The Brownie in the Garden" by Elsa Ruth Nast (brownies, fairies, and leprechauns); "The Pixies' Scarf" by Alison Uttley (pixies); "The Cannery Bear" by Ray St. Clair (a fairy bear); "The Lost Merbaby" by Margaret and Mary Baker (mermaids); "The Room Beneath the Tree" by James Stephens (leprechauns); and "Where Hidden Treasure Lies" by Sheila O'Neill (leprechauns). Selected by Jane Werner (a.k.a. Jane (Werner) Watson).
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Series Statement
- Giant golden book -- 561.
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