Description:
- Facsimile reproductions of six collections of fairy tales by three female writers: Madame d'Aulnoy, Anne Thackeray Ritchie, and Mary de Morgan published 18th- and 19th- century England, with many illustrations which are all faithfully reproduced.
- By tracing the English tradition of the literary fairy tales, this collection highlights the important role women played in changing conventional ideas, especially about gender, by telling their own stories.
- Useful resource for the study of both fairy tales and women's literature and art.