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The Red King and the Witch: Gypsy Folk and Fairy Tales

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The Red King and the Witch: Gypsy Folk and Fairy Tales
First US edition
AuthorRuth Manning-Sanders
IllustratorVictor Ambrus
LanguageEnglish
GenreFairy Tales
PublisherOUP (UK) Roy (US)
Publication date
1964 (UK) 1965 (US)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages175 pp.

The Red King and the Witch: Gypsy Folk and Fairy Tales is a 1964 anthology of 25 tales that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders.[1] The book features illustrations by Hungarian-British artist Victor Ambrus.[2]

This book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1964, by Oxford University Press.

Table of contents

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  • Brian and the Fox
  • The Deluded Dragon
  • The Hen That Laid Diamond Eggs
  • Bald Pate
  • Jankyn and the Witch
  • Sylvester
  • The Red King and the Witch
  • The Old Soldier and the Mischief
  • The Riddle
  • It All Comes To Light
  • Jack and His Golden Snuff-Box
  • The Brigands and the Miller's Daughter
  • The Little Bull-Calf
  • The Little Fox
  • Tropsyn
  • The Tinker and His Wife
  • The Little Nobleman
  • The Snake
  • The Tale of a Foolish Brother and of a Wonderful Bush
  • The Black Dog of the Wild Forest
  • The Dragon and the Stepmother
  • The Dog and the Maiden
  • An Old King and His Three Sons of England
  • The Three Princesses and the Unclean Spirit
  • Happy Boz'll

References

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  1. ^ OpenLibrary.org. "The red king and the witch (1965 edition) | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ "Books and Writers - Victor Gyozo Lazlo Ambrus". www.booksandwriters.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-08.