The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book

by Constance Cary Harrison, Rosina Emmet (Illustrator)

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Contains the following tales:

The Princess Eglantine
Dame Martha's Step-Daughter...
The Adventures of Ha'penny...
Sybilla, Myrtillo, and Furioso
Annette; or, The Magic Coffee-Mill
Juliet; or, The Little White Mouse
The Fairies and the Fiddler
Ethelinda; or, The Ice King's Bride
Deep-Sea Violets
The Wild Woodsman
The Frozen Hearth-Fairy
Rosy's Stay-at-Home Parties
Blondina; or, The Turkey-Queen
Timid Agnes
The Ogress and the Cook
Miss Peggy and the Frog
The Leperhaun: A Legend of the Emerald Isle
The Trials of Sir Isumbras
Bisclaveret
Roswal and Lilian
Eliduc and Guilliadun
The Falcon-King
Sir Eglamour and Crystabell

212 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 7, 2011

About the author

Constance Cary Harrison was an American writer. She was also known as Constance Cary, Constance C. Harrison, and Mrs. Burton Harrison , as well as by her nom de plume, Refugitta. She was married to Burton Harrison, a lawyer and American democratic politician. She and two of her cousins were known as the "Cary Invincibles"; the three sewed the first examples of the Confederate Battle Flag.

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Reviews

[Jessica Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Something old, something new...and something obnoxious!

There are some good tales in here from all KINDS of places. But, be warned, some are dumbed down; narrated in such a fashion as to put the reader into sugar shock.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book, it harkens back to a time when fairy tales were Grimm and gritty. I can see some parents raising a stink about this for a few of its downright frightening scenes and grisly moments. However, the darkness only served to make the light shine brighter! Love, death, magic, monsters, faraway lands, brave heroes, and fiendish villains- this is exactly what I'm looking for in a fairy tale book!

[A.R. Jarvis · Rating 2 out of 5]

A mediocre book of mediocre stories written to resemble fairy tales. Suffers from historical defects such as misogyny, racism, violence, and religion.

I guess some of the stories were better than others, but it would be better not to waste your time on this at all.