- Author: Ruth Manning-Sanders Author Record # 5296
- Legal Name: Manning-Sanders, Ruth Vernon
- Birthplace: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- Birthdate: 21 August 1888
- Deathdate: 12 October 1988
- Language: English
- Webpages: Library of Congress, Wikipedia-EN
- Note: Wikipedia lists 22 "A Book of ..." titles, from 1962 Giants to 1984 Magic Horses, all perhaps equally at home here.
- Author Tags: young-adult fantasy (1), young-adult ghost story (1), first person point of view (1), story within a story (1), contemporary (1), seals (1), magic mirror (1)
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Novels
- A Cauldron of Witches (1988)
- The Red King and the Witch: Gypsy Folk and Fairy Tales (1964)
- Damian and the Dragon: Modern Greek Folk-Tales (1965)
- A Book of Witches (1966)
- A Book of Ghosts and Goblins (1968)
- A Book of Devils and Demons (1970)
- A Book of Charms and Changelings (1971)
- A Book of Ogres and Trolls (1972)
- A Book of Sorcerers and Spells (1973)
- A Book of Enchantments and Curses (1976)
- Folk & Fairy Tales (1978)
- A Book of Spooks and Spectres (1979)
- John Pettigrew's Mirror (1951)
- Bucca Dhu and Bucca Gwidden (1958)
- An Old King and His Three Sons of England (1964)
- Bald Pate (1964)
- Brian and the Fox (1964)
- Happy Boz'll (1964)
- It All Comes To Light (1964)
- Jack and His Golden Snuff-Box (1964)
- Jankyn and the Witch (1964)
- Sylvester (1964)
- The Black Dog of the Wild Forest (1964)
- The Brigands and the Miller's Daughter (1964)
- The Deluded Dragon (1964)
- The Dog and the Maiden (1964)
- The Dragon and the Stepmother (1964)
- The Hen That Laid Diamond Eggs (1964)
- The Little Bull-Calf (1964)
- The Little Fox (1964)
- The Little Nobleman (1964)
- The Old Soldier and the Mischief (1964)
- The Red King and the Witch (1964)
- The Riddle (1964)
- The Snake (1964)
- The Tale of a Foolish Brother and of a Wonderful Bush (1964)
- The Three Princesses and the Unclean Spirit (1964)
- The Tinker and His Wife (1964)
- Tropsyn (1964)
- Alas! (1965)
- Big Matsiko (1965)
- Damian and the Dragon (1965)
- Luck (1965)
- My Candlestick (1965)
- My Lady Sea (1965)
- Penteclemas and the Pea (1965)
- The Bay-Tree Maiden (1965)
- The Beardless One (1965)
- The Cats (1965)
- The Cunning Old Man and the Three Rogues (1965)
- The Four Fishes (1965)
- The Golden Casket (1965)
- The Lion, the Tiger and the Eagle (1965)
- The Melodious Napkin (1965)
- The Prince and the Vizier's Son (1965)
- The Sleeping Prince (1965)
- The Three Precepts (1965)
- The Twins (1965)
- The Wild Man (1965)
- Yiankos (1965)
- Esben and the Witch (1966)
- Hansel and Gretel (1966)
- Johnny and the Witch-Maidens (1966)
- Lazy Hans (1966)
- Prunella (1966)
- Rapunzel (1966)
- Tatterhood (1966)
- The Blackstairs Mountain (1966)
- The Donkey Lettuce (1966)
- The Old Witch (1966)
- The Twins and the Snarling Witch (1966)
- The White Dove (1966)
- A Box on the Ear (1968)
- Bring Me a Light (1968)
- Gold (1968)
- Golden Hair (1968)
- Hans and His Master (1968)
- Little Jip (1968)
- Pappa Greatnose (1968)
- The Beauty and Her Gallant (1968)
- The Cook and the House Goblin (1968)
- The Goblins at the Bath House (1968)
- The Golden Ball (1968)
- The Good Woman (1968)
- The Headless Horseman (1968)
- The Kindly Ghost (1968)
- The Leg of Gold (1968)
- The Maiden Suvarna (1968)
- The Ring (1968)
- The Skull (1968)
- The Strange Adventure of Paddy O'Toole (1968)
- The Tailor in the Church (1968)
- The Three Silver Balls (1968)
- Water Drops (1968)
- A Ride to Hell (1970)
- Ironhead (1970)
- Jack at Hell Gate (1970)
- Something Wonderful (1970)
- The Blacksmith and the Devil (1970)
- The Demon's Daughter (1970)
- The Hill Demon (1970)
- The Kittel-Kittel Car (1970)
- The Little Red Mannikin (1970)
- The Monkey Nursemaid (1970)
- The Peppercorn Oxen (1970)
- Tripple-Trapple (1970)
- Chien-Nang (1971)
- Fedor and the Fairy (1971)
- Pancakes and Pies (1971)
- Peppi (1971)
- Rubizal (1971)
- The Dwarf with the Long Beard (1971)
- The Enchanted Wine Jug (1971)
- The Flute Player (1971)
- The Forty Goats (1971)
- The Hat (1971)
- The Magic Bridle (1971)
- The Ogre, The Sun, and the Raven (1971)
- The Sun Mother (1971)
- The White Lamb (1971)
- Tredrill (1971)
- Cow Bu-cola (1972)
- Jon and the Troll Wife (1972)
- Nils in the Forest (1972)
- Sigurd the King's Son (1972)
- The Children on the Pillar (1972)
- The Girl in the Basket (1972)
- The Gold Knob (1972)
- The Good Ogre (1972)
- The Green Bird (1972)
- The Little Tailor and the Three Dogs (1972)
- The Ogre's Breath (1972)
- The Troll's Little Daughter (1972)
- Tritil, Litil, and the Birds (1972)
- Foni and Fotia (1973)
- Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What (1973)
- Mannikin Spanalong (1973)
- Oda and the Snake (1973)
- Sorcerer Kaldoon (1973)
- The Foam Maiden (1973)
- The Great Bear of Orange (1973)
- The Magic Monkeys (1973)
- The Mossy Rock (1973)
- The Palace of the Seven Little Hills (1973)
- The Sleeper (1973)
- The Three Ivans (1973)
- A Lying Story (1976)
- Black, Red, and Gold (1976)
- Catrinella, Come Up Higher! (1976)
- Peter (1976)
- Sarah Winyan (1976)
- The Curse of the Very Small Man (1976)
- The Enchanted Candle (1976)
- The Knights of the Fish (1976)
- The Pick Handle (1976)
- The Princess in the Mountain (1976)
- The Queen's Ring (1976)
- The Story of the Three Young Shepherds (1976)
- Unfortunate (1976)
- Vasilissa Most Lovely (1976)
- Dilly-dilly-doh! (1979)
- Football on a Lake (1979)
- Goralasi and the Spectres (1979)
- Ha! ha! ha! (1979)
- Heaven Forbid! (1979)
- La-le-lu (1979)
- Old Tommy and the Spectre (1979)
- Rubizal and the Miller's Daughter (1979)
- Spooks a-hunting (1979)
- Strange Visitors (1979)
- Tangletop (1979)
- The Black Spectre (1979)
- The Dance of the Spectres (1979)
- The Inn of the Stone and Spectre (1979)
- The Lake (1979)
- The Little Old Man in the Tree (1979)
- The Owl (1979)
- The Spectre Wolf (1979)
- The Spook and the Beer Barrel (1979)
- The Spook and the Pigs (1979)
- The Spooks' Party (1979)
- Tummeldink (1979)
- Yi Chang and the Spectres (1979)
- Lu-bo-bo (1980)
- Foreword (A Book of Witches) (1966)
- Foreword (A Book of Devils and Demons) (1970)
- Foreword (A Book of Charms and Changelings) (1971)
- Foreword (A Book of Ghosts and Goblins) (1971)
- Foreword (A Book of Ogres and Trolls) (1972)
- Foreword (A Book of Sorcerers and Spells) (1973)
- Introduction (A Book of Enchantments and Curses) (1976)
- Introduction (A Book of Spooks and Spectres) (1979)