Old Witch Boneyleg

by Ruth Manning-Sanders, Kilmeny Niland (Illustrator)

1. Old Witch Boneyleg (Russia)
2. The Bunyip (Australia)
3. The Farmer and the Water Fairies (Iceland)
4. Iron Hans (Transylvania)
5. Two Minutes (Russia)
6. The Broken Pitcher (France)
7. Natasha Most Lovely (Russia)
8. The King's Beard (Greece)
9. The Gold Stag (German soldier story)
10. The Dancing Pigs (Germany)
11. Giant Babolna (Hungary)
12. The Cauld Lad of Hilton (England)
13. Tossen the Fool (Denmark)

95 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Ruth Manning-Sanders, youngest daughter of an English minister, describes her childhood as “extraordinarily happy. . . with kind and understanding parents and any amount of freedom.” She read omnivorously, and she and her two sisters wrote and acted their own plays. A Shakespeare scholar at Manchester University, she later married Cornish artist George Manning-Sanders. They began married life in a horse drawn caravan, and traveled to all parts of the British Isles.
Mrs. Manning-Sanders has collected folk and fairy stories from around the world and she published more than 90 books during her lifetime.

Reviews

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly, one of my favorite Manning-Sanders collections! There was a different illustrator (not my darling Robin Jacques), but I actually loved Kilmeny Niland's art style! It was really perfect for these stories.

While all of them were excellent, my favorites had to be "Old Witch Boneyleg," "The Gold Stag," and "The Dancing Pigs".