A Book of Monsters
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| A Book of Monsters | |
| Author | Ruth Manning-Sanders |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Robin Jacques |
| Cover artist | Robin Jacques |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fairy Tales |
| Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
| Publication date | 1976 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 128 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-525-26951-7 |
A Book of Monsters is a 1976 anthology of 12 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 1975, by Methuen & Co. Ltd.
In the foreword, the author writes: "There is something rather pathetic about monsters. After all, they didn't make themselves; they can't help being huge and hideous. And if they are usually fierce and cruel -- well, if everyone hated and feared you, and ran screaming from the sight of you, wouldn't that be enough to give a grudge against all humanity? It is really a wonder that any of them are kind-hearted; and yet some of them are."
Some of tales from this book are recollected in Folk and Fairy Tales (1978) by Manning-Sanders.
[edit] Table of contents
- Foreword
- 1. Ubir (Tartary)
- 2. Monster Copper Forehead (South Russia)
- 3. The Golden Valley (Sicily)
- 4. Lu-bo-bo (West Africa)
- 5. Prince Lindworm (Sweden)
- 6. The Monster in the Mill (Macedonia)
- 7. Dunber (Bohemia)
- 8. The Story of the Three Young Shepherds (Transylvania)
- 9. The Great Golloping Wolf (Russia)
- 10. The Seven Monsters (Africa)
- 11. The Singing Leaves (Tyrol)
- 12. Pentalina (Macedonia)
