{"product_id":"folktales-of-england-katharine-m-briggs-9780226074948","title":"Folktales of England","description":"If wonder tales are not abundant in England, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes. Many of the favorite tales which English-speaking peoples carry with them from childhood come from a long tradition--stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a fine, homely feast, immediately intelligble. . . .\"--\u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\". . . should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man's attempts to comprehend his world.\"--\u003ci\u003eQuartet \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFolktales of England \u003c\/i\u003eis by all odds the most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques.\"--Ernest W. Baughman, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katharine M. Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226074943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226074948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.45d","brand":"Katharine M. Briggs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913419030783,"sku":"9780226074948","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_82cb4900-d2de-44b0-8a3e-7939c4592000.jpg?v=1680620303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/folktales-of-england-katharine-m-briggs-9780226074948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}