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The Silver Curlew

Eleanor Farjeon

First published 1953
Publisher Oxford University Press
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Pages 182

Notes

  • "Fantasy novels for children include The Silver Curlew: A Fairy Tale (1953) ... a twice-told version of Rumpelstiltskin" --SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), biog. entry by John Clute
  • Probably a novelization of her own play: • WorldCat library {{OCLC|314502634}} reports a 1935 play in three acts, music by Clifton Parker • Wikipedia selected works as of 2017-04-05 include only "The Silver Curlew (1949), play" Compare The Glass Slipper (1955), a novelization of her own Cinderella play.


LCCN and OCLC: no subtitle; (c)1953 British Library: GB53-8569 (from LCCN) The Silver Curlew: A Fairy Tale (1953) per Clute/Grant

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Silver Curlew Cover 1969 Oxford University Press Hardcover Novel 176