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Cover of The World's Best Fairy Tales

The World's Best Fairy Tales

Reader's Digest Association (1967)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingPG
Pages616 (Doorstopper (600+))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age6

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Ensemble Cast

Synopsis

***A collection of sixty-nine well-known fairy tales from around the world, translated and gathered by recognized contributors to the field of folklore.*** ***Fairy Tales and other folk tales are among the oldest works of man.*** The most ancient stories in this book probably originated in Asia, then passed through Europe and Africa. ***And every people adapted the tales to their own life, shifting the details to fit local customs.*** Worn smooth by ages of telling, the stories acquired that distinctive conciseness of form and rapidity of movement which are among their principal charms.***--Excerpt of Introduction..Pg. 5***

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AnthologyClassicFolkloreInternational