Tales of Magic and Enchantment ed. Kathleen Lines (Faber and Faber, 1966, 0-571-06852-9, £2.50, 288pp, hc, an)
Volume of folklore and fairy tales for younger readers, illustrated by Alan Howard. Some of the stories have been slightly edited by Lines. See later abridged edition as Faber Book of Magical Tales (1985).
- 11 · Foreword · Kathleen Lines · fw
- · Fairy Tales from Far and Near
- 15 · The Apple of Contentment · Howard Pyle · ss Pepper and Salt or Seasoning for Young Folk by Howard Pyle, 1886
- 23 · Caporushes · Flora Annie Steel · ss English Fairy Tales by retold by Flora Annie Steel, Macmillan, 1927
- 31 · The Feather of Finist the Falcon · Post Wheeler · ss Russian Wonder Tales by Post Wheeler, New York, 1921
- 45 · How Ian Direach Got the Blue Falcon · Andrew Lang (by John Francis Campbell) · ss Popular Tales of the West Highlands ed. John F. Campbell, Edmonston and Douglas, 1860
version taken from Lang’s The Orange Fairy Book (Longman’s, 1898).
- 56 · How the Raja’s Son Won the Princess Labam · [uncredited] · ss (r); an Indian Fairy Tale.
- 66 · The Lad Who Went to the North Wind · Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jørgen Moe · ss Norske Folkeeventyr by Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe, Norway, 1842
- 70 · Little Fool Ivan and the Little Humpback Horse · Kathleen Lines · ss (r)
retold by Lines from a variety of earlier versions.
- 85 · The Little Mermaid · Hans Christian Andersen; translated by M. R. James · nv Hans Andersen: Forty-two Stories by Hans Christian Andersen, Faber and Faber, 1930
translated from the Danish (“Den lille havfrue”, Eventyr, Fortalte for Børn. Første Samling. Tredie Hefte, C.A. Reitzel, 1837).
- 107 · Momotaro · Y. T. Ozaki · ss The Japanese Fairy Book by Yei Theodora Ozaki, E.P. Dutton, 1903
- 118 · The Red Etin · Robert Chambers · ss (r)
from Popular Traditions of Scotland but amended in line with the version in English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.
- 126 · The Soria Moria Castle · Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jørgen Moe · ss Norske Folkeeventyr by Peter Christian Asbjörnsen & Jörgen Moe, Norway, 1842
- 137 · Vassilissa the Wise · Post Wheeler · ss Russian Wonder Tales by Post Wheeler, New York, 1921
- 150 · The Wild Swans · Hans Christian Andersen; translated by M. R. James · nv Hans Andersen: Forty-two Stories by Hans Christian Andersen, Faber and Faber, 1930
translated from the Danish (“De vilde svaner”, Eventyr, Fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling. Første Hefte, C.A. Reitzel, 1838).
- · Tales of Long Ago
- 171 · Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves · adapted by Laurence Housman · ss Stories from the Arabian Nights, Hodder & Stoughton, 1911
- 187 · Beowulf and Grendel · Rosemary Sutcliff · ex (r); given as by Rosemary Sutcliffe.
assembled from chapter 2-4 of Beowulf (Bodley Head, 1961).
- 198 · The Birth of Pryderi · Gwyn Jones · ss from Welsh Legends and Folk Tales, The Oxford University Press, 1955
- 204 · Finn and the Young Hero’s Children · Norah & William Montgomerie · ss from The Well at the World’s End, Hogarth House, 1956
- 209 · Gareth and Linette · Barbara L. Picard · ex (r)
extract from Stories of King Arthur and His Knights (OUP, 1955).
- 223 · How Cormac Mac Art Got His Branch · F. M. Pilkington · ex (r)
from Shamrock and Spear (Bodley Head, 1966).
- 231 · Joseph and His Brethren · Helen Waddell · ss from Stories from Holy Writ, Constable, 1949
- 251 · Oisin’s Mother · Lady Gregory · ex (r)
from Gods and Fighting Men (Murray, 1904).
- 256 · Palamon and Arcite · Geoffrey Chaucer; translated by Eleanor Farjeon · ss Tales from Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer, tr. Eleanor Farjeon, Medici Society, 1930, as “The Knight’s Tale”
- 276 · The Story of Sigurd · translated by Eiríkr Magnússon & William Morris · nv (r); this version taken from The Red Fairy Book by Lang (1904).
condensed by Andrew Lang from The Völsunga Saga (1870).
- 286 · Some Notes on Sources · [uncredited] · bi (r)
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