Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Preface

Part One: At the Beginning (1792–1839)

  1 Storytelling

  2 Tall Tales

  3 Tittle-Tattle

  4 Fairy Story

Part Two: Ever After (1840–1867)

  5 On Heroes and Hero-Worship

  6 Household Words

  7 Princess Nobody

  8 The Rose and the Ring

Part Three: Once Upon a Time (1868–1873)

  9 Happy Ending

10 Afterwards

Notes

Select Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Index

List of Illustrations

Illustrations

A Note About the Author

Also by Daisy Hay

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