Collector's Library Editions
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Paper: text on 100gsm wood-free, colour plates on 115gsm art. Binding: quarter-bound with real cloth, ribbon marker, colour plates and black and white line drawings throughout, and embossed illustrated jacket. Published to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen on 2nd April 1805. New Introduction by Charles Mosley.
The Enchanted World
by Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Andrew Lang, and Oscar Wilde
Published 1 September 2008
Of the various types of mythological literature, fairy tales are the simplest and purest expressions of the collective unconscious and thus offer the clearest understanding of the basic patterns of the human psyche. Every people or nation has its own way of experiencing this psychic reality, and so a study of the world's fairy tales yields a wealth of insights into the archetypal experiences of humankind. Folk tales and fairy stories were originally intended for both adults and children - Grimms' "Household Tales", for instance - and this international anthology brings together The Frog Who Became an Emperor from China, The Thee Billy Goats Gruff from Norway, Pinocchio from Italy as well as the classic stories of Aesop, Andersen, the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perrault and Oscar Wilde, among many others.
Oscar Wilde was Ireland's greatest and most inspired wit. The brilliance of his writing is collected in this complete volume. Readers will relish his only novel The Portrait Dorian Gray; all of his plays including A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of being Earnest; essays; poems and stories for both children and adults.