false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993312m/81021.jpg 81021 4 Once upon a time fairy tales weren't meant just for children, and neither is Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales. This stunning collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world- from the Arctic to Asia - and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies. Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters. This fabulous celebration of strong minds, low cunning, black arts and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much- missed Angela Carter. Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts. 1191017 1993 Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales total:121|5:42|4:55|3:20|2:3|1:1| 121 497 256 9 5 2 false false Fri Aug 14 16:20:44 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 16:29:16 -0700 2009
What makes the collection good is that the fairy tales, or folk tales, range widely. Carter does have some well known tales here, such as "Littl...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 09:52:35 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 04 04:03:29 -0800 2007
It's not really bedtime-story material though...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jul 16 12:34:51 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 12:36:19 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jul 29 08:09:06 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 08:36:02 -0700 2007
The book is edited by Angela Carter and illustrated, darkly, by Corinna Sargood. But ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 04 22:03:23 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 04 22:37:42 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 23 06:12:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 06:12:39 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 01:01:46 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 08:33:06 -0800 2007 Very well writen. Some of them sounds like the others, there are several Cinderella stories, with a slight twisted angle.

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