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This beloved and classic work, with stunning illustrations by robin jacques, has been out of print for decades. A book of mermaids by ruth manningsanders paperback. Grew up on a fair number of ruth manning sanders fairy tale collections. Manning sanders tells the stories with wit and good humor. A book of mermaids stories about mermaids come from almost every country by the seafrom iceland to india. Ruth manningsanders s most popular book is a book of mermaids. A book of mermaids by ruth manningsanders is back in print. A book of mermaids ebook by ruth manningsanders author. I immediately clicked on the title, wondering what the book could be about. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. Ruth manningsanders, youngest daughter of an english minister, describes her childhood as extraordinarily happy. Sixteen tales of sea maids and mermen from the folklore of many coastal countries. Ruth manningsanders has 75 books on goodreads with 3821 ratings. Ruth manningsanders modernist archives publishing project.
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There are many delightful stories, from a variety of different countries, some funny, some dramatic, a couple that are rather sad. Includes a story from wales about a mermaid who walked on water and a story from france about a mermaid without a. A variety of tales, with only one with a good witch and that one, tatterhood, has a number of evil witches too. Those emails are always going to be good, but i wasnt expecting this great news from melissa buron, who was reaching out to me after stumbling across papergreat. Most mermaids have flowing golden hair, long graceful tails, and a beauty that lures men to the bottom of the sea. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Back in early december, an email with the subject line ruth manning sanders popped into my inbox. A book of mermaids, ruth manningsanders and robin jacques. The dust jacket for a book of giants describes her writing style.
In the february 1989 issue of the junior bookshelf, marcus crouch wrote, for many longlived writers, death is followed by eclipse. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. From shores as separate as ireland and indian and america comes one of the freshest collections in this wellestablished series, with a succession of droll, tender, arresting images.
Ruth manningsanders 21 august 1886 12 october 1988 was a prolific british poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of childrens books in which she collected and retold fairy tales from all over the world. In these sixteen stories, ruth manning sanders captures the quirky personalities of mermaids and mermen, recounting their marvelous schemes and. Even though i have read her books for years, i had never heard of this one. She read omnivorously, and she and her two sisters wrote and acted their own plays. The dust jacket for a book of giants aptly describes her writing style.
A book of mermaids ruth manningsanders robin jacques 1st am 1967 hcdj. Ruth manningsanders primary author only author division. If you cant get this one, a couple of the of tales from this book are recollected in a choice of magic by manning sanders. This is an anthology of 16 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by ruth manning sanders. All told, she published more than 90 books during her lifetime. Books by ruth manningsanders author of a book of mermaids. A book of mermaids by manning sanders, ruth, 18881988. Ruth manning sanders was a prolific british poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of childrens books in which she collected and retold fairy tales from all over the world.
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