A Book of Devils and Demons
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| A Book of Devils and Demons | |
| 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 | 1970 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 126 pp |
| ISBN | SBN 0-525-26795-6 |
A Book of Devils and Demons is a 1970 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.
Some of tales from this book are recollected in Folk and Fairy Tales (1978) by Manning-Sanders.
In the book's foreword, Manning-Sanders describes devils and demons as being similar in one important way: "Most of them are tricksters who delight in pestering human beings; and it is not easy to get the better of them since they have magic powers..." As for the difference between the two beings, she writes: "...[Y]ou can't kill a devil, but you can kill a demon. ... [N]o power on earth, or above the earth, or under the earth, can destroy Satan and his tribe of devils. They are, like the angels, immortal: they live forever."
[edit] Table of contents
- Foreword
- 1. Tripple-Trapple (Denmark)
- 2. The Demon's Daughter (Transylvania)
- 3. Something Wonderful (Finland)
- 4. Jack at Hell Gate (Hungary)
- 5. The Monkey Nursemaid (India)
- 6. Ironhead (Hungary)
- 7. The Peppercorn Oxen (Hungary)
- 8. The Blacksmith and the Devil (Gascony)
- 9. The Kittle-Kittle Car (Alsace)
- 10. A Ride to Hell (Denmark)
- 11. The Little Red Mannikin (Carpathian Mountains)
- 12. The Hill Demon (Norway)
