A Cauldron of Witches
 First edition | |
| Author | Ruth Manning-Sanders |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Scoular Anderson |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fairy Tales |
| Publisher | Methuen & Co. Ltd. |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | Great Britain |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 127 pp |
| ISBN | 0-416-05172-3 |
A Cauldron of Witches is a 1988 anthology of 12 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders.[1] It was the final published book in a long series of such anthologies by author Manning-Sanders, who died in October 1988 at age 102.
Table of contents
[edit]- Foreword
- 1. The Little Grey Donkey (Sweden)
- 2. The Amber Witch (Norway)
- 3. Witch Longnose and her Cat Periwinkle (Cornwall)
- 4. The Witch in the Wood (Germany)
- 5. Wolfgang and the Witches (Bohemia)
- 6. Tow-how and the Witch (Papua New Guinea)
- 7. Martin and the Lions (Tyrol)
- 8. The Giant on the Mount (France)
- 9. Elsa and the Witch (Russia)
- 10. The Witch's Flute (Bulgaria)
- 11. The Whirlwind's Castle (Finland)
- 12. Moti-katika and the Water Witch (South-east Africa)
References
[edit]- ^ The Annual Obituary. St. Martin's. 1988. p. 491. ISBN 978-1-55862-050-6.
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