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The Birth of the Fairy Tale

uncredited

First published February 1849
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story


This is a story, presumably written by editor Montalba; pp. 1-8 in the 1st ed. (viewed as Project Gutenberg transcript), pp. 13-19 in the US ed. (viewed at HathiTrust).

The brief Preface is an essay, "The time has been, but happily exists no longer, when it would have been necessary to offer an apology for such a book as this. ...". It closes with acknowledgment of "Mr. Richard Doyle's admirable Illustrations."

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1849 Fairy Tales from All Nations Chapman & Hall Anthology 1
1850 Fairy Tales from All Nations Harper & Brothers Anthology 13
January 2011 Fairy Tales from All Nations Project Gutenberg Anthology 1