Once upon a time there was a young prince who wished he had a princess, but not just any princess; she would have to be a real princess. He traveled everywhere, but could not find one, and returned ...

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Darrell, M. Arthur Rackham.--Irving, W. Rip Van Winkle.--The Brothers Grimm. Seven fairy tales.--Carroll, L. Alice's adventures in Wonderland.--Lamb, C. and M. Three ...

Once upon a time, there lived a princess who was to be married to a prince who lived far away. Before she left, her mother the queen gave her riches, a waiting-maid for company, and three drops of ...

Plowing his fields one day, Arthur hears an "eeek!" and attributes the noise to his tractor: "That must be the sprocket spring sprigger needing a twist and an oil." But the illustrations reveal that ...

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Zipes might argue that its truth stems from an engagement with its conditions of origin. As he has persuasively shown, both in his most recent book and in many previous ones, the tales reflect the ...