Note: WorldCat library records of the 1863 edition show (quote 2 cited here): -- heading The fairy book : the best popular fairy stories selected and rendered anew -- Responsibility: by the author of "John Halifax, gentleman." and -- heading Fairy book : the best popular stories -- Responsibility: selected and rendered anew by the author of John Halifax, gentleman.

Synopsis: WorldCat: A collection of classic tales, some English, and some from Perrault, d'Aulnois, and Grimm. In the course of the 19th century, folklorists, antiquarians and literary scholars all produced studies of fairies and fairy tales reflecting their different viewpoints and approaches to the subject. This collection includes examples of rare editions of little known as well as famous fairy tales.