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[Cheryl]

I'd like to talk about The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales by Alison Lurie, the website Sur la Lune, Jack Zipes, etc.

[Cheryl]

Alison Lurie's collection is mostly stories, but I recall an introduction and/or commentary. She is a scholar, after all, so she has things to say. She also wrote Boys and Girls Forever: Children's Classics from Cinderella to Harry Potter which is more non-fiction.

And I hope that non-fiction will be the focus of this thread. However, good anthologies with annotations are worth sharing, too.

[Cheryl]

I know that there's a classification system for folk/ fairy/ wonder tales, too. I've not explored it yet, have you?

Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index

One of many places to see more is: https://sites.ualberta.ca/~urban/Proj...

[Cheryl]

While looking for the classification system, I found this website which looks interesting:

https://fairy-folk-tale.fandom.com/wi...

And of course there's what may be the most famous and thorough:

https://www.surlalunefairytales.com/

[Cheryl]

I just found another that looks excellent, while looking for more about Baba Yaga:

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths...

Of course the easiest thing to do is use Google to search the whole web for the tags you know, but that can lead to some pretty strange sites, too.

And taking the time to do some browsing on a few trusted sites is illuminating & fun!

[Gem , Belle]

Cheryl wrote: "I know that there's a classification system for folk/ fairy/ wonder tales, too. I've not explored it yet, have you?

Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index

One of many places to see more is: https://sites.ual..."

This is the one I use: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/folktext...

[Gem , Belle]

Cheryl wrote: "https://www.surlalunefairytales.com/"

I've never seen this site before but it looks amazing. I've got a packed couple of weeks ahead of me, then a two-week vacation. I'm sure I won't have internet the whole time, we'll be traveling by train for part of that time. That said when I get home, I'm going to explore that site.

[Gem , Belle]

Cheryl wrote: "I'd like to talk about The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales by Alison Lurie..."

My library has that book if you'd like to do a buddy read. Or we can float it out there to see if anyone else would like to read this selection as a group read. I'm all for a better understanding of what I'm reading.

[Cheryl]

I'd love to read it with you, even better if we can get more folks on board. Take care and have fun on your trip!

[Gem , Belle]

Cheryl wrote: "I'd love to read it with you, even better if we can get more folks on board. Take care and have fun on your trip!"

Thanks! We have April open, would you like to read a discussion on that book?

[Cheryl]

Sure! I'll try to find a paper copy in the meantime, but The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales is archived on openlibrary.org and therefore free for anyone to read.