The Provensen Fairy Tales Book

A beautifully illustrated collection of twelve reimagined fairy tales, including classics like "Beauty and the Beast" and literary tales like Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince," is now back in print. Alice and Martin Provensen, one of the most talented husband-and-wife author-illustrator teams of the twentieth century, originally published this long-out-of-print cult classic 50 years ago. The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales features a treasury of their illustrations accompanied by fairy tales from renowned authors such as A. A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen, and Oscar Wilde.

In addition to the traditional tales, this collection also includes clever retellings and newly imagined stories. Old favorites like Arthur Rackham’s “Beauty and the Beast” are presented alongside feminist revisions like Elinor Mordaunt’s “The Prince and the Goose Girl,” as well as sensitive stories by literary stylists such as Henry Beston’s “The Lost Half-Hour” and Katharine Pyle’s “The Dreamer.”

Full of magic, ingenuity, and humor, The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales is a witty modern descendant of Grimm’s Fairy Tales and has become a classic in its own right. This timeless collection is sure to be beloved by a new generation of readers who appreciate the art of storytelling.

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