A Choice of Magic
1971 book by Ruth Manning-Sanders / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Choice of Magic is a 1971 anthology of 32 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. In fact, the book is mostly a collection of tales published in previous Manning-Sanders anthologies.[1][2] Stories are pulled from A Book of Princes and Princesses (1969), A Book of Giants (1962), A Book of Dwarfs (1963), A Book of Dragons (1964), A Book of Ghosts and Goblins (1968), A Book of Witches (1965), A Book of Mermaids (1967), and A Book of Wizards (1966).[3] There are also four previously unpublished stories.
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Author | Ruth Manning-Sanders |
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Illustrator | Robin Jacques |
Language | English |
Genre | Fairy Tales |
Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
Publication date | 1971 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 319 pp |
ISBN | 0-525-27810-9 |
OCLC | 257122 |
398.21 | |
LC Class | PZ8.M333 Ch |
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It is followed by the anthology Folk and Fairy Tales (1978), another collection of (mostly) previously published Manning-Sanders tales.