A Book of Ogres and Trolls
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| A Book of Ogres and Trolls | |
| 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 | 1973 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 127 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-525-26998-3 |
A Book of Ogres and Trolls is a 1973 anthology of 13 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 1972, 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
- Foreword
- 1. The Good Ogre (Russia)
- 2. Tritil, Litil, and the Birds (Ireland)
- 3. The Ogre's Breath (Sicily)
- 4. The Gold Knob (Iceland)
- 5. The Children on the Pillar (Russia)
- 6. Sigurd the King's Son (Iceland)
- 7. The Girl in the Basket (Italy)
- 8. Cow Bu-cola (Iceland)
- 9. The Green Bird (Sicily)
- 10. Jon and the Troll Wife (Iceland)
- 11. The Little Tailor and the Three Dogs (Germany)
- 12. The Troll's Little Daughter (Denmark)
- 13. Nils in the Forest (Denmark)
