Golden Heart, and Other Fairy Stories

Name: Golden Heart, and Other Fairy Stories
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ISBN: 9781849210980

ISBN-10: 1849210985

ISBN-13: 9781849210980

Edition: N/A

Authors: Violet Jacob, May Sandheim, Sarah Dunnigan

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Violet Jacob (1863-1946) is most well known as a North East writer of historical fiction and of lyric poetry in Scots and English but she also wrote for children. This collection of short fairy tale fictions, The Golden Heart and Other Fairy Stories, is reprinted for the first time since its original publication in 1904, and makes visible an important part of Jacob's writing life. These eight tales, populated by witches, fairies, and princesses as well as talking animals and magical objects, echo aspects of both folk tradition and the classical European fairy tale canon. Jacob's protagonists seek love and happiness, enduring trials and misfortunes in order to reach a fairy tale ending;…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: Kennedy & Boyd
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Sarah M. Dunnigan is senior lecturer in English Literature at Edinburgh University. Her research interests include medieval and early modern Scottish literature, Scottish women's writing, fairy tales, and children's literature.