{"product_id":"folktales-of-england-paperback","title":"Folktales of England - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatharine M. Briggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRuth L. Tongue\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf wonder tales are not abundant in England, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes. Many of the favorite tales which English-speaking peoples carry with them from childhood come from a long tradition--stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a fine, homely feast, immediately intelligble. . . .\"--\u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\". . . should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man's attempts to comprehend his world.\"--\u003ci\u003eQuartet \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFolktales of England \u003c\/i\u003eis by all odds the most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques.\"--Ernest W. Baughman, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 1968\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63358375231569,"sku":"9780226074948","price":33.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/BpjQLEFQ_g9780226074948.webp?v=1793411883","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/folktales-of-england-paperback","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}