A Book of Dwarfs

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**A Book of Dwarfs**
Author	Ruth Manning-Sanders
Illustrator	Robin Jacques
Cover Artist	Robin Jacques
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Fairy Tales
Publisher	E. P. Dutton
Released	1964
Media Type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	128 pp

A Book of Dwarfs is a 1964 anthology of 17 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders.

This book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1963, by Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Some of tales from this book are recollected in A Choice of Magic (1971) by Manning-Sanders.

In the foreword, Manning-Sanders states that most stories about dwarfs come from the "northerly parts of the world," yet also includes tales discovered in Japan and Arabia. Of dwarfs, she summarizes: "[M]ost of them are good-hearted and if you treat them well they will lavish wonderful gifts and kindnesses upon you. But beware of taking liberties with even the best of them! Of course a few of them are bad-tempered and as for these -- well, keep out of their way, if you can. But if you can't keep out of their way, trying pitting your good feeling against their bad feelings, and you will generally come off best. At least that is what the story books say."