English Fairy Tales

Joseph Jacobs

Publisher: BookRix

Summary

HOW TO GET INTO THIS BOOK. 

    Knock at the Knocker on the Door,
    Pull the Bell at the side,


Then, if you are very quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating "Take down the Key." This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards. Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door and WALK IN. 

This book contains many of the best-loved fairy tales form England. Favorites such as Jack the Giant-killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, The Three Little Pigs and The Babes in the Wood are all here among many others, but stories from different traditions also make their appearance, including The Three Bears and Little Red Hiding Hood.

Available since: 12/19/2023.

Print length: 206 pages.

Contemporary Fiction

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