• Publication: The Fairy RingPublication Record # 738381
• Editors: Nora Archibald Smith, Kate Douglas Wiggin
• Date: 1906-11-00
• Publisher: McClure, Phillips & Co.
• Price:
  $1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
• Pages: xvii+445
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: ANTHOLOGY
• Notes:

  • 1st ed. of the collection, unillustrated
  • Copyright, 1906, by McClure, Phillips & Co. Published, November, 1906 --copyright page of the 1909 Doubleday, Page edition (viewed at HathiTrust and the Internet Archive)
  • Received no later than Thursday -11-22, per NY Times 1906-11-24.
  • Price from publisher advertisement, as the third book in McClure's Library of Children's Classics, edited by KDS and NAS; as 65 stories "selected judiciously from the best in all fairy literature". (Thus the book is uniform, except in price, with current eds. of 1902 and 1903 poetry anthologies Golden Numbers and The Posy Ring, for youth and children respectively.)
• External IDs:
  • LCCN: 06042427
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 6968157
  • Open Library: OL6977610M

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• xi • untitled (The Fairy Ring) • poem by Nora Archibald Smith
• xiii • Introduction (The Fairy Ring) • essay by Kate Douglas Wiggin
• 3 • East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 41] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Østenfor Sol og vestenfor Maane 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 13 • The Golden Lantern, Golden Goat and Golden Cloak • (1853) • short story by
  Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius^?Gunnar Olof Hylten-Cavallius
  and George Stephens (trans. of Guld-lyktan, guld-bocken och guld-pelseu 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 21 • Mother Roundabout's Daughter • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 77] • (1874) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Gutten, som vilde fri til Datter til Mor i Krogen 1871) [as by uncredited]
• 28 • The Bear and Skrattel • (1839) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Das Schrätel und der Wasserbär 1826) [as by uncredited]
• 37 • The Golden Bird • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 83] • (1874) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Gullfuglen 1871) [as by uncredited]
• 45 • The Doll in the Grass • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 25] • (1897) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Dukken i gresset 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 47 • The Princess on the Glass Hill • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 51] • (1889) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Jomfruen på glassberget 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 56 • The Ram and the Pig who went into the Woods to Live by Themselves • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 61] • (1897) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Væren og grisen som skulle til skogs og bo for seg selv 1871) [as by uncredited]
• 60 • The Troll's Hammer • (1896) • short story by Carit Etlar (trans. of Bjergmandens Hammer 1847) [as by uncredited]
• 65 • The Clever Prince • (1902) • short story by Svend Grundtvig (trans. of Den kloge Dronning (extract) 1878) [as by uncredited]
• 70 • "Lars, My Lad!" • (1901) • short story by G. Djurklou (trans. of Lasse min dräng 1883) [as by uncredited]
• 85 • Twigmuntus, Cowbelliantus, Perchnosius • (1901) • short story by G. Djurklou (trans. of Qvistmuntus, Kobäljantus Abórrnäsius 1883) [as by uncredited]
• 89 • Master Tobacco • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 71] • (1874) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Tobakksgutten 1871) [as by uncredited]
• 95 • The History of Tom Thumb • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs [as by uncredited]
• 101 • Tattercoats • (1894) • short story by M. C. Balfour [as by uncredited]
• 104 • History of Jack the Giant-Killer • (1889) • short story by uncredited (variant of The History of Jack the Giant-Killer)
• 109 • Yvon and Finette • (1866) • short story by Édouard René Lefèvre de Laboulaye (trans. of Yvon et Finette 1864) [as by uncredited]
• 138 • The Fair One with Golden Locks • (1863) • short story by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of La belle aux cheveux d'or 1697) [as by uncredited]
• 148 • The Little Good Mouse • (1890) • short story by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of La bonne petite souris 1697) [as by uncredited]
• 161 • The Story of Blanche and Vermilion • (1890) • short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (trans. of La Veuve et ses deux filles 1757) [as by uncredited]
• 165 • Prince Desire and Princess Mignonetta • (1889) • short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (trans. of Le prince Désir et la princesse Mignonne 1756) [as by uncredited]
• 171 • The Yellow Dwarf • (1906) • novelette by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of Le nain jaune 1698) [as by uncredited]
• 179 • Graciosa and Percinet • (1890) • short story by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of Gracieuse et Percinet 1697) [as by uncredited]
• 197 • Drak, the Fairy • (1892) • short story by
  Émile Souvestre^?Emile Souvestre
  (trans. of Drak, le Farfadet 1848) [as by uncredited]
• 202 • Drakesbill and His Friends • (1895) • short story by Charles Marelles (trans. of Bout-d'-Canard 1888) [as by uncredited]
• 209 • Riquet with the Tuft • (1906) • short story by Charles Perrault (trans. of Riquet à la Houppe 1697) [as by uncredited]
• 216 • The White Cat • (1863) • short story by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik [as by uncredited]
• 229 • Prince Cherry • (1863) • short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (trans. of Le prince Chéri 1756) [as by uncredited]
• 238 • The Wild Swans • (1888) • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of De Vilde Svaner 1838) [as by uncredited]
• 254 • The Story of Coquerico • (1866) • short story by Édouard René Lefèvre de Laboulaye (trans. of Histoire de Coquerico) [as by uncredited]
• 259 • The Bird-Cage Maker • (1894) • short story by M. P. F. (trans. of El jaulero 1850) [as by uncredited]
• 264 • The Twelve Months • (1866) • short story by Édouard René Lefèvre de Laboulaye (trans. of Les Douze Mois 1864) [as by uncredited]
• 271 • The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse, and the Bum-Clock • (1900) • short story by Seumas MacManus
• 279 • The Long Leather Bag • short story by Seumas MacManus (variant of The Old Hag's Long Leather Bag 1900)
• 288 • The Widow's Daughter • (1899) • short story by Seumas MacManus
• 292 • Munachar and Manachar • (1892) • short story by Joseph Jacobs
• 295 • The Road to Fortune • (unknown) • short story by Robert Reinick (trans. of Der Faule und Fleißige) [as by uncredited]
• 301 • The Golden Crab • (1894) • short story by Bernhard Schmidt (trans. of Prinz Krebs 1877) [as by uncredited]
• 307 • The Table, the Ass, and the Stick • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 36] • (1906) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Von dem Tischgen deck dich, dem Goldesel und dem Knüppel in den Sack^?Von dem Tischgen deck dich, dem Goldesel und dem Knueppel in den Sack
  1812) [as by uncredited]
• 318 • The Little Brother and Sister • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 11] • (1853) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Brüderchen und Schwesterchen 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 324 • The Old Griffin • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 165] • (1853) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Vogel Greif 1837) [as by uncredited]
• 330 • The Three Feathers • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 63] • (1906) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Die drei Federn 1819) [as by uncredited]
• 334 • The House in the Wood • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 169] • (1853) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Das Waldhaus 1840) [as by uncredited]
• 339 • Rapunzel • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 12] • (1900) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Rapunzel 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 343 • The Queen Bee • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 62] • (1900) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Die Bienenkönigin 1819) [as by uncredited]
• 345 • The Many-Furred Creature • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 65] • (1892) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Allerleirauh 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 350 • Snow-White and Rose-Red • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 161] • (1889) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Schneeweißchen und Rosenroth^?Schneeweisschen und Rosenroth
  1837) [as by uncredited]
• 357 • The Frog Prince • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 1] • (1863) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 361 • The Goose Girl • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 89] • (1864) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Die Gänsemagd^?Die Gaensemagd
  1815) [as by uncredited]
• 367 • Briar Rose • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 50] • (1900) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Dornröschen^?Dornroeschen
  Dornroschen
  1812) [as by uncredited]
• 370 • The Iron Stove • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 127] • (1894) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Eisenofen 1815) [as by uncredited]
• 376 • Rumpel-Stilts-Ken • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 55] • (1864) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Rumpelstilzchen 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 379 • Faithful John, the King's Servant • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 6] • (1906) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der getreue Johannes 1819) [as by uncredited]
• 386 • Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 188] • (1892) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Spindel, Weberschiffchen und Nadel 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 390 • The Magic Egg • (1895) • short story by R. Nisbet Bain [as by uncredited]
• 402 • The Sparrow and the Bush • (1895) • short story by R. Nisbet Bain [as by uncredited]
• 404 • The Iron Wolf • (1895) • short story by R. Nisbet Bain [as by uncredited]
• 408 • The Grateful Cobra • (1906) • short story by Mary Frere (variant of A Funny Story 1868) [as by uncredited]
• 413 • The Magic Ring • (1894) • short story by Wilhelm Goldschmidt (trans. of Der Zauberring 1883) [as by uncredited]
• 426 • Tit for Tat • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere [as by uncredited]
• 427 • The Brahman, the Tiger, and the Six Judges • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere (variant of The Brahmin, the Tiger and the Six Judges) [as by uncredited]
• 431 • Muchie Lal • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere [as by uncredited]
• 439 • The Valiant Chatteemaker • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere (variant of The Valiant Chattee-Maker) [as by uncredited]