Every week we ask you a different question. Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation! What's your favourite fairy tale? Join the conversation. What's your favourite fairy tale? Use ...

Nineteenth-century English writer James Robinson Planché, in his own time known for writing musical extravaganzas based upon fairy tales, particularly admired the works of Marie-Catherine le Jumel de ...

Fairy tales and folklore come from a variety of sources, changing as they are told and retold. And some of these tales have been inspired by real historical figures, whose lives either formed the ...

Jack and his mother were poor had to sell the cow because she had nothing left to sell. Jack never helped her and only expressed hunger. He sells the cow to the old man in exchange for beans, but Jack ...

Once upon a time there was a king with three daughters, the youngest of whom was the most beautiful and gentle girl ever seen but the older two rather ugly and proud. One night, the three were talking ...

Drawing on the mythical Old West, familiar European stories, and recently translated Middle Eastern tales, these stories provide a rich sample of what awaits us in the world of fairy tales. Like many ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Australian fairy tale could be following a new direction, evident in the recent work of Australian author and illustrator Shaun Tan. From a ...

Zipes might argue that its truth stems from an engagement with its conditions of origin. As he has persuasively shown, both in his most recent book and in many previous ones, the tales reflect the ...

It's well-known that our favorite fairy tales started out darker than the ones Disney animators brought to life. But you might be surprised by how much darker the originals were. For the first time, a ...

Tangled, Disney's latest fairy tale movie, was shut out at the Golden Globe Awards last weekend. Nominated for two — Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song ("I See the Light") — the ...

Explore the dark origins of beloved fairy tales! Discover the shocking, grim, and adult themes behind classics like Sleeping ...