578. Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales. Mrs. Paull’s Selection. (Warne) 3s. 6d.
These have, by their merits, become almost as classical as their predecessors, and quite as proverbial. The ‘Ugly Duckling’ and the ‘Daisy’ ought to be known to all.
579. The Hope of the Katzekopfs. By the Rev. F. Paget. (Masters) 2s.
Deserves to be classical for its fun and its moral.
580. Old-fashioned Fairy Tales. By Mrs. Ewing. (S.P.C.K.) 3s. 6d.
Modern, but according to the ancient rules of fairy tales.
581. The Arabian Nights. By the Rev. G. F. Townsend. (Routledge) 3s. 6d.
These are almost necessary for the understanding of allusions, besides the fascination of such tales as ‘Aladdin’s Lamp,’ ‘The Forty Thieves,’ or ‘Sindbad.’ It is remarkable that Hannah More thought even the old uncastigated tradition translated from the French more wholesome reading for young people than contemporary tales of character, perhaps because less tending to introspection.
582. Alice in Wonderland. By Lewis Carroll. (Macmillan) 6s.