The Light Princess and Other Fairy Tales
| First published | 1893 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Pages | xiv+305 |
| Price | $1.75 |
7 stories including all five from the 1867 collection Dealing with the Fairies
{{OCLC|918991}}, with list of Contents
{{OCLC|262470781}}, with list of Contents
Publ date (inferred) and price from listing NY Times 1893-11-20 p3 "Books Received" and brief review Det. Free Press -11-27 p7 "Books of the Week" (positive)
(Also advertised that day by the London office, The Scotsman -11-27 p2 "G.P. Putnam's Sons' New Books"; this one first of 6, "8vo. Cloth extra. Price 7s. 6d.")
Cover image from Amazon US 2017-04-15, {{ASIN|B00085GSSU}} as "G.P. Putnam's Sons; First edition (1893)"
U Florida Baldwin Collection of Historical Children's Literature provides full view of one copy with original cover
-- title page, red and black with vignette by MH, shows "G. P. Putnam's Sons" over NY and London addresses over "The Knickerbocker Press"
-- t.p. verso, p[ii], credits printer/binder Knickerbocker
-- Preface, iii-xii, signed "George MacDonald" (clear script, 3 caps)
-- Contents, xiii-xiv, The Light Princess and The Carasoyn in chapters
-- stories span p[1]-305, p305 closes "The End."
-- illustrations not listed, b/w drawings included in the pagination, clearly signed "Maud Humphrey"
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Light Princess | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 67 | The Giant's Heart | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 97 | The Shadows | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 141 | Cross Purposes | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 172 | The Golden Key | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 216 | The Carasoyn | George MacDonald | Novelette |
| 278 | Little Daylight | George MacDonald | Short Story |
| iii | Introduction (The Light Princess and Other Fairy Tales) | George MacDonald | Essay |