Ten stories from great Asbjørnsen and Moe collection include title story plus "Shortshanks" — the tale of a wee lad who manages to defeat giant ogres — "Princess on the Glass Hill," "Why the Sea Is Salt," "The Twelve Wild Ducks," "The Mastermaid," "Dapplegrim," "Tatterhood," and 2 other stories.
Ever since it was first published in the middle of the 19th century,George Webbe Dasent's fine English translation of all the Norwegianfairy tales of Peter Christian Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe has beenhailed as a great classic of juvenile literature. Now ten of the mostfamous and exciting stories from that great work come together inthis Dover Juvenile Classics Edition.
In addition to the title story--the charming, romantic tale of a brave,lovely young girl who finds true love with the handsomest prince inthe world after being carried off into the night on the back of a whitebear--this collection includes "Shortshanks," an enthralling narrativeof a wee lad who manages to defeat giant ogres and win a kingdomand the hand of a lovely princess; and "Princess on the Glass Hill," thetale of Boots, a courageous young man who gains fame, fortune, anda beautiful wife when he accomplishes a feat that no one else hasbeen able to manage. Also included here are "Why the Sea Is Salt,""The Twelve Wild Ducks," "The Mastermaid," "Dapplegrim,""Tatterhood," and two other stories. These perennially popular tales,full of magical happenings and valiant heroes and heroines who over-come adversity to be rewarded with love and good fortune, willenchant new generations of fairy-tale lovers just as they haveenchanted millions of young people and adults in the past. |
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