Twenty-Two Splendid Tales to Tell from Around the World (1) (American Storytelling)

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ISBN 10: 087483340X / ISBN 13: 9780874833409

Published by August House Pub Inc, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Twenty-Two Splendid Tales to Tell from Around the World (1) (American Storytelling)
• Publisher: August House Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087483340X
• ISBN 13: 9780874833409
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Lyttle, Kirk
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

An illustrated collection of traditional tales from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, with brief notes for storytellers

Reviews

First published in 1979, this revised anthology features 22 short traditional tales from almost as many cultures and countries. Retold with simplicity and directness by an accomplished storyteller and emphasizing the triumph of the weak over the strong, these stories will be especially useful to the beginning yarn spinner. Among the tales is a refreshingly funny religious tale, "St. Stanislaw and the Wolf"; a Swedish story in which a lass defeats a giant; and an engaging fools tale from Africa, "The Silly Farmer." The brief but informative notes indicate tale type and audience as well as variants. There are a few careless proofreading errors ("you" instead of "your," etc.). The black-and-white illustrations that precede and end each selection have an exaggerated comic-book look. Julie Corsaro