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Tales of a Woodcutter

Laurence Housman

First published October 1932
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

  • As collected in 1932, one bookseller implies, seven numbered and titled sections are listed in the table of contents. 1. The Old Yew-Tree [1900 in some version, below] 2. The White-Thorn's Story [1900 in some version, below] 3. The Wisdom of the Forest 4. The Wood-Fairies 5. The Wood-Find 6. The Happy Forest 7. How the Waggoner Filled His Sack [Pall Mall Magazine 1903?] --Stella & Roses' Books (StellaBooks.com), stock no. 1306705 as of 2016-12-13 "Tales of a Woodcutter" alone is listed in WorldCat library record {{OCLC|776817850}}
  • This story or sub-collection is entered once as a novelette, by analogy to "The Bound Princess" (1898), which comprises five numbered sections and is published in earlier collections that may be viewed in e-copies.
  • Published February 1900 in part, in The Butterfly 2.12, p249-(60?) "Tales of a Woodcutter" (as group of two short stories)   The Old Yew Tree   The Whitethorn's Story --Fiction Magazines Index ~fmi/t/t1351.htm#A26285

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1932 Cover What-O'Clock Tales Basil Blackwell Collection 123
October 1933 What-O'Clock Tales Frederick A. Stokes Company Collection