A Book of Princes and Princesses

by Ruth Manning-Sanders, Robin Jacques (Illustrator)

In this award-winning collection from Ruth Manning-Sanders, princes and princesses from around the world battle ogres, dragons and wizards. Illustrated by the master artist Robin Jacques, these fairy tales come from places as diverse as Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine, France, Italy and Kashmir. This a faithful reproduction of the first edition published in 1970.

Genres: Fairy Tales, Childrens, Fantasy, Short Stories

113 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1969

About the author

Ruth Manning-Sanders, youngest daughter of an English minister, describes her childhood as “extraordinarily happy. . . with kind and understanding parents and any amount of freedom.” She read omnivorously, and she and her two sisters wrote and acted their own plays. A Shakespeare scholar at Manchester University, she later married Cornish artist George Manning-Sanders. They began married life in a horse drawn caravan, and traveled to all parts of the British Isles.
Mrs. Manning-Sanders has collected folk and fairy stories from around the world and she published more than 90 books during her lifetime.

Reviews

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As I say in every review for this author, Ruth Manning-Sanders has done it again! This was an excellent collection of stories and one that I would highly recommend to readers of all ages!

My favorite tales included: "The Enchanted Prince", "The Frog", and "Princess Felicity".

[llv · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 4 stars

I would have given this 5 stars if it had been formatted correctly. It was a bit hard to read because a lot of the words were run together likethis. Still, I loved this book has a child and still loved it today.

[Seth Lease · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book #5 out of my 30 books in 30 days is done.

[Mary Catelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grew up on a fair number of Ruth Manning-Sanders fairy tale collections. Nicely told for children with good illustrations.

Not all the tale have both a prince and a princess. One even features one of the two good stepsisters in fairy tales I have seen. And there are none of the best known tales. So you have a girl rescuing a prince from a haunted room; a frog princess; a prince rescuing his sister from an ogre. One, "Rags and Tatters" struck me as weak, but I think that's because I've read a better retelling.  Includes the country sources but no more.

[CLM · Rating 4 out of 5]

So annoyed with myself for leaving this behind at a bookstore this afternoon! I was in a hurry, and worried about lack of space, but of course, I regret it now as her collections are always outstanding. Curses!

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun collection with some new tales I hadn't previously read.