A Book of Kings and Queens
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| A Book of Kings and Queens | |
| 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 | 1978 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 126 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-525-26925-8 |
A Book of Kings and Queens is a 1978 anthology of 10 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 1977, by Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Some of tales from this book are recollected in Folk and Fairy Tales (1978) by Manning-Sanders.
[edit] Table of contents
- 1. Selim and the Snake Queen (Greek Isles)
- 2. The Queen's Children (Russia)
- 3. Dough (Sicily)
- 4. King Eagle (Russia)
- 5. The Monster with Seven Heads (Madagascar)
- 6. King Josef (Czechoslovakia)
- 7. Vanooshka (Russia)
- 8. The Two Enemy Kings (Pomerania)
- 9. What Happened to Ivan (Bosnia)
- 10. The Teapot Spout (Ireland)
