"The Sleeping Beauty." The Allies’ Fairy Book, Intro. by Edmund Gosse London: William Heinemann, 1916, pp. 52-65.

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"The Sleeping Beauty." The Allies’ Fairy Book, Intro. by Edmund Gosse London: William Heinemann, 1916, pp. 52-65. Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 11/23/2021 - 10:49

Tale Summary

This tale follows the plot of Charles Perrault’s version, with Sleeping Beauty cursed by an evil fairy who had not been invited to her christening. Awoken by the prince, Sleeping Beauty marries him and bears him two children. The prince’s mother, an ogress, wishes to devour Beauty and her children, but her plan is foiled and she dies in a vat of poison snakes.

Fairy Tale Title

The Sleeping Beauty

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Edmund Gosse

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

William Heinemann

Common Tale Type

Sleeping Beauty

Tale Classification

ATU 410

Page Range of Tale

pp. 52-65

Full Citation of Tale

The Sleeping Beauty." The Allies’ Fairy Book, Intro. by Edmund Gosse London: William Heinemann, 1916, pp. 52-65.

Original Source of the Tale

Charles Perrault

Tale Notes

This version of the tale has very beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham, including four black and white illustrations positioned throughout the text and one color plate depicting Sleeping Beauty in her bed. The black and white illustrations depict: the evil fairy, the old woman spinning, the castle surrounded by thorns, and an elf at the end of the tale.

AV��ʪ and Curation

Anonymous ITAL 4600 student, 2020

Book Title

The Allies' Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Edmund Gosse

Illustrator(s)

Arthur Rackham

Publisher

William Heinemann and J.B. Lippincott Co.

Date Published

1916

Decade Published

1910-1919

Publisher City

London
Philadelphia

Publisher Country

United Kingdom
United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

The Allies Fairy Book was published in 1916, in the midst of World War I. The goal of the book was to present one tale from each country fighting for the Allied Powers in the war.

Traditional

White